Dead of the Day: 10-01-1994

Boston Garden

Boston, Massachusetts

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Other shows from this date – try 1976 – are quite good, but the this show from 1994 at the Boston Garden stands out as one of the best of the year. It is rare to find a show from the mid-‘90s that shines from top to bottom, but this night is filled with enlightened playing throughout. The show starts strong with a Help> Slip> Franklin’s opener. Slipknot! blazes into some dark and active territory, raising images of a massive battle raging amongst the stars. But then the boys transition out of the otherworldly to reign over a terrestrial landscape with the sublimity of Franklin’s Tower. The Walkin’ Blues that comes out next is a treat too, especially with Vince’s enchanting keys. The rest of the first set is outstanding, but the So Many Roads rises above it all with Jerry’s sweet vocals, the subtle backing vocals of the rest of the band, and the perfect playing. The Scarlet Begonias launches the second set straight into the heady reaches of the upper atmosphere as the boys just sound like they are having a blast and the crowd roars its approval throughout. Things get just a little spacey towards the end before the band transitions into Fire with some funky, varied sounds. Fire On The Mountain itself is a mammoth beast, coming it at well over fifteen minutes of lively jamming. A few songs later, a fine Terrapin comes out, heading off into its own spacey realm before the rest of the band leaves the stage to the drummers. After Drums and Space, a fun Last Time leads into an exquisite Stella Blue that is breathtaking. The whole show is excellent, capable of holding its own against most any show.

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gd1994-10-01.mtx.seamons.95066.sbeok.flac16

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Matrix mix (SBD/AUD)

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*Matrix* —————————————————- SBD: Bertha remaster of Master DAT source. SBD>>DAT>>CDA>>SHN>>DAW(Bertha)>>CDA – Sound A+ Digitally remastered using a custom built, Dual-DAW, nicknamed Bertha, by jashley@deadacated.com on March 23, 2002. —————————————————- AUD: Taper: Dave Minor Source: PMB Microphones (German)(1) FOB> Sony D7 @48k Transfer: 48k DAT clone> Sony PCM-R300 > Monster SPDIF digital cable > RMEdigi96/8PAD > SoundForge 6.0 (rec, 48>44 highest setting with anti-alias filter) > CDWav (splits) > mkw > shn (seekable) SHNtool used to verify track boundaries Transfered by Marc Pujol 01/30/2003 Source DAT from Dave Minor via Matt Vernon – some brief overload distortion a few places during drums “[The PMB mics] were made by a now defunct German company, about 15 years ago. The mic’s are self powered (AA batt in each), the 2 sets of capsules that I have are the shotguns (about 12″ length) and the small capsules which have a figure-8 pick-up pattern. Balanced output at the mic. They were owned by a speaker designer from England. Before working w/ Home audio, he worked w/ pro sound. He did lots of recording @ small to large venues in the UK. He recorded for broadcasts. He stuck w/ these mic.s through the end of his recording days.” ————————————————— Thank you to Jay Ashley and Hub Spencer for the SBD transfer, to Dave Minor for recording the show, and to Marc Pujol and Matt Vernon for the AUD transfer. Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Soundtrack/Final Cut Pro(SHN>AIFF>Soundtrack>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC) October 3, 2008 Notes: 1) Cuts in the SBD between some songs. One momentary cut in the SBD and AUD during Space. 2) Miniscule gaps at points in the sources, sometimes producing faint clicks. 3) Faint clicks removed using Soundtrack (at least the ones I noticed). 4) The show is seamless.

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Set 1 Help On The Way -> Slipknot! -> Franklin’s Tower Walkin’ Blues Althea Me And My Uncle -> Big River* Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues So Many Roads The Promised Land Set 2 Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain Way To Go Home Saint Of Circumstance -> Terrapin Station -> Drums -> Space -> The Last Time -> Stella Blue -> One More Saturday Night Encore Liberty * Weir on acoustic

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