Dead of the Day: 05-31-1992

Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, UNLV

Las Vegas, Nevada

There are not many shows on this date, but all of them are excellent, but we decided to go with a ’92 Vegas show for our Dead of the Day. The setlist alone makes this show a stellar pick, and the Dead delivered on it, offering up a very good show with some absolute standout sections. The Help> Slip> Franklin’s that opens the show is one of those premier highlights. The Help on the Way gets off to a somewhat shaky start as the sound, especially Jerry’s guitar and vocals, is not quite right out of the gate. But those early hiccups are quickly set aside as the boys jam a fantastic Slipknot!, provide a tasty transition into Franklin’s Tower, and then paint a beautiful sonic landscape through that tune with Jerry’s rich vocals and searing guitar leading the way. The Minglewood that comes next keeps the energy and verve going with Jerry and Bobby combining on a dark and smoking jam in the middle. Then, the band plays a vaguely orchestral sounding Must Have Been the Roses and an expansive Queen Jane, both of which are lovely. Vince dices up the Bird Song that follows before a solid Picasso Moon closes out the set in fine fashion.

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gd1992-05-31.sbd.paino.tetzeli.fix-544.34692.reflac.flac16
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SBD > (Cas?) > DAT > SONY D8 (S/PDIF) > HD > SHN > WAV > FLAC
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Bill Tetzeli fixed the CD2/CD3 transition SteveSw fixed the replaygain
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‘-Set 1- 1 Help on the Way > 2 Slipknot! > 3 Franklin’s Tower 4 New Minglewood Blues 5 Must Have Been the Roses 6 Queen Jane Approximately 7 Bird Song 8 Picasso Moon -Set 2- 1 Scarlet Begonias > 2 Fire on the Mountain 3 Man Smart, Woman Smarter 4 So Many Roads 5 Saint of Circumstance > 6 He’s Gone > 7 Drums > 8 Space (with locotomotive airhorn) > 1 Attics of My Life > 2 Spoonful* > 3 The Other One* > 4 Morning Dew* -Encore- 5 Baba O’Riley* > 6 Tomorrow Never Knows *with Steve Miller
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Painoman and Bill Tetzeli
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Help On The Way >
03:07
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Slipknot! >
06:26
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Franklin’s Tower
11:52
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New Minglewood Blues
08:04
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Must Have Been the Roses
06:32
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Queen Jane Approximately
07:04
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Bird Song
13:44
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Picasso Moon
06:39
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Scarlet Begonias >
08:39
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Fire on the Mountain
09:35
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Man Smart, Woman Smarter
08:15
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So Many Roads
06:29
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Saint of Circumstance >
06:31
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He’s Gone >
08:55
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Drums >
07:11
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Space (with locotomotive airhorn) >
14:34
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Attics of My Life >
04:38
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Spoonful >
05:27
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The Other One >
06:46
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Morning Dew
11:25
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Baba O’Riley >
03:15
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Tomorrow Never Knows
03:53
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The second set opens with a Scarlet> Fire, and though it might not be as stratospheric as versions from the late ‘70s, it has so much depth and nuance to it, making it a real treat. The rest of the pre-Space part of the set is all solid, though the fireworks really begin again in the latter half of the set. There, Vince and Phil combine to add a nice textured feel to what is always a great, underplayed tune, Attics of My Life. Steve Miller then joins the band – he was the opener – for a bluesy Spoonful that then gives way to a rocking Other One. Finally, Steve and the boys send off the set with a wonderful Morning Dew, which must be one of the best versions of the ‘90s. Then the Dead and Miller come back out for a double encore of Baba O’Reilly and Tomorrow Never Knows, which was just the third time they played both tunes; they are interesting to say the least.

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3 responses to “05-31-1992”

  1. Ouish Avatar
    Ouish

    There’s a pretty awesome video on YouTube of this show (although way too much of just Jerry and not enough of the rest of the band, but that’s what 90’s Dead videos seem to be) What’s with the people sitting on the stage between Jerry and Vince?? Love how Steve Miller gets a solo in Dew and the way he keeps playing Spoonful as the Dead are trying to transition into Other One. Fun show.Here’s the video link…https://youtu.be/5RfkJhv-53M

  2. Kent Duryee Avatar
    Kent Duryee

    This was a great show indeed, but the day before, May 30, 1992 was incredible. The guys played so well, and then at the start of the second set here comes a thunderstorm. Lightning started striking all around the stadium and Bobby broke into a Smokestack Lightning that was awesome. When Drums started Jerry unplugged his guitar and literally ran off stage. The light show caused by the lightning and the thunder accompanying the band, especially Mickey and Bill’s Drums and the following Space, was spectacular. I remember crying during Jerry’s playing on Standing On The Moon toward the end of the show. Absolutely beautiful. Here’s a short, well-written account of the show:
    http://www.musicbox-online.com/dead-day.html

  3. Nicholas Guetti Avatar
    Nicholas Guetti

    I was just a few bodies back from Garcia near the stage at this show, one of the about 50 GD shows I’ve seen. There is a slight inaccuracy in the above review, viz. Garcia’s guitar isn’t just not quite right out of the gate during Help: it’s nearly inaudible for much of the first set and a bit of the second. This is a bit of a bummer, because when you can hear him, he’s playing spectacularly. So although this is one of my favorite shows I attended, it’s easily the weakest of the three days for listening. But it does have my personal favorite rendition of So Many Roads. Garcias voice is maybe the best I ever heard this day!

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