April 12, 2009 finds the Dead back on the road (sure as you're born). Phish, the Dead, String Cheese incident in Michigan, wow, the jams are coming fast and furious this year. Anyhow, I downloaded the soundboards from the Greensboro, North Carolina show (first of the tour) and I was suitably impressed with the sound. I listened to it on the way to work today, and kept listening while pounding out some code. Of course, first shows after long hiatus could be fraught with peril, but I must say, the boys sounded good. Highlights include a pretty juicy New Potato Caboose, Estimated Profit, and He's Gone. Well actually, it was good to hear the tunes again. Formation seems tight, and outside of a few lyric mishaps, I found myself happy to slip back into the Grateful Dead mindset.
Here's a clip of the parking lot scene before the show:
And here's a clip from the show. Touch of Grey, only "smash" this band had, but I've always liked the song, even before it made it big, and I think it's ringing true as the days go by. I heard this once before at an Atlanta show in 2004:
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