09-03-1967

Dance Hall

Rio Nido, California

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The boys open up like Black Sabbath, with a few strong chords and feedback. But they quickly assume their Grateful Dead footing and throw up a massive, throbbing, and totally outrageous Midnight Hour. Pig is positively bawling throughout, repeatedly entreating the crowd – and specific individuals within it – as only he could to get up and dance. “I know what you are here for brother, you are not here to SIT DOWN with you hands in your pocket.” “You know girl, Bobby wants you to dance. And he’ll even dance with you.” If Pig had his way, there would not be a single person who would be heading home alone, and we love him for that. Highlights abound in the rest of the going, but the flow and overall semblance that is so much a part of a mature Dead show – even a show from late ’68 like yesterday’s set at Sky River – is still lacking here. And, at this point in their development, it is utterly clear that Pig is the star, from his vocals on Schoolgirl and Big Boss Man to his fronting on Midnight Hour to his ethereal organ on Viola Lee. That does not mean that Jerry and the rest of the band do not bring it, but Pig has a certain bluesman-Hells Angels-frontman presence that gives the listener something to hold onto in the cacophony of the Dead’s acid-drenched adolescence. But with all that said, let us make one thing perfectly clear, you will enjoy the shit out of listening to this primal piece of magic from the boys.

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gd1967-09-03.sbd.miller.43.sbeok.shnf

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RM > C > DAT > CD > EAC > SHN

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Info file from the BUDD vine- etree info file follows: 1) Jim Wise’s comments about a listen to the vault tape, made to Deadlists forum, 10/12/99 Grateful Dead Dance Hall – Rio Nido, CA 9/3/67 1. Dancin’ In The Streets :10:27 2. It Hurts Me Too :04:00 3. Cold Rain & Snow :03:13 4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl :10:34 5. Viola Lee Blues :22:49 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6. Big Boss Man :04:15 introduced as “an old song” 7. Alligator :14:35 no “Caution” yet, it simply returns to the shouted “Alligator” refrain & then ends You might ask where is the famous “Midnight Hour”? The answer is that I have not a clue : 2) J. Wise’s further flaw notes to BUDD, 3/00: it takes several minutes for the mix to come together in the beginning, Schoolgirl is cut @: 10:43, Viola lee is cut @ both ends,the sound quality deteriorates towards the end of the alligator jam 3) Note the famous Rio Nido Midnight Hour- whether played 9/3 or 9/4/67- is on the Phil Zone CD anyway. 4)Encoded by T. OConnell mtmoc@home.com Several shn vines were seeded with Tracks listed as 1, 2, etc. for the MAC naming convention. The md5 signature will match that found at the Hamilton shn circ site. Just edit the names. Disc Anamolies: Track 1: L/R channel fade-outs for first 1:40 Track 4: Minor fade-outs for first 30 sec., worst @00:22 Bass distortion @4:36-4:45 Track 7: Fade-outs begin @12:05 All in all, a very enjoyable ride. This tape is not a master, it’s a 1st gen. It takes several minutes for the mix to come together in the beginning “Schoolgirl” is cut @ 10:43 “Viola Lee” is cut @ both ends The sound quality deteriorates towards the end of the “Alligator’ jam Uploaded by Jon Miller; originally from a BUDD SHN vine.

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1. Dancin’ In The Streets :10:27 2. It Hurts Me Too :04:00 3. Cold Rain & Snow :03:13 4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl :10:34 5. Viola Lee Blues :22:49 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6. Big Boss Man :04:15 introduced as “an old song” 7. Alligator :14:35

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