10-29-1971

Allen Theater

Cleveland, Ohio

The boys are inventive and firing away throughout this evening. And while the show might not be the best of the year, this is still peak Dead. The mix also has the new guy, Keith, high and up front, allowing you to really hear his energy. A high-powered Truckin’ where you can appreciate Keith’s contributions, opens the action, and tune after tune is well played and full of verve and spirit. Highlights of the set include a fun Playin’ where Jerry’s guitar work is sharp and effervescent, floating on top of Phil’s probing bass. It’s not quite the sprawling Playin’ of later years, but there’s a freshness and urgency here that lights it up. Brokedown is another keeper with its magical harmonies and delicate, braided playing. A little later, Keith’s keys and Jerry’s punchy runs give Jed an added nuance and power that is not to be missed. But you will surely enjoy everything here in the opening half.

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gd71-10-29.sbd.miller.24999.sbeok.shnf
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Recording Info: SBD (7inch Master Reels@7.5ips 1/2trk) -> Cass (Tascam 122mkIII) -> Dat (3800/48k) Transfer Info: Dat (Sony D8) -> RME Hammerfall Digiface -> Sharp MV10 -> Samplitude v7.02 Professional -> SHN
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Recording Info: SBD (7inch Master Reels@7.5ips 1/2trk) -> Cass (Tascam 122mkIII) -> Dat (3800/48k) Transfer Info: Dat (Sony D8) -> RME Hammerfall Digiface -> Sharp MV10 -> Samplitude v7.02 Professional -> SHN Transfered and Edited By Charlie Miller
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Truckin’, Sugaree, El Paso, Loser, Playin’ In The Band, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, Brokedown Palace, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Casey Jones Cryptical Envelopement-> Drums-> The Other One-> Me & My Uncle-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopement-> Deal, Sugar Magnolia, Ramble On Rose, Not Fade Away-> Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad-> Not Fade Away, E: One More Saturday Night
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Charlie Miller
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Truckin’
09:59
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Sugaree
06:58
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El Paso
05:33
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Loser
06:50
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Playing in the Band
05:58
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Brown Eyed Women
04:40
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Beat It On Down The Line
03:36
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Brokedown Palace
05:36
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Jack Straw
05:28
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Tennesse Jed
07:37
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Mexicali Blues
03:27
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Big Railroad Blues
03:14
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Casey Jones
06:05
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Cryptical Envelopment ->
01:58
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Drums ->
06:13
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The Other One ->
21:15
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Me And My Uncle ->
03:15
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The Other One ->
03:07
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Cryptical Envelopment ->
01:33
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Deal
04:50
21
Sugar Magnolia
06:49
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Ramble On Rose
06:41
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Not Fade Away ->
04:25
24
Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad ->
06:54
25
Not Fade Away
03:03
26
One More Saturday Night
04:32
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A super inventive Other One opens the second set and is worth the price of admission all on its own. It all begins with a fairly standard Cryptical that heads into a monster Billy drum solo. Just as the drums have erased all sense of time and space, Phil suddenly bombs it into a fierce and moody intro to the Other One proper. But the band quickly derails this, setting off on a series of adventurous jazz explorations. About ten minutes in, the boys suddenly catch a heater and surge forward in unison before melting into a pool that once again gives birth to the main theme. And this time, it leads to the first verse and an extended jam that morphs into Me And My Uncle. The MAMU provides a great interlude, but the band isn’t quite done with the Other One, launching a ripping three-minute return before taking it into a final Cryptical that slides into a high-octane Deal. Afterwards, the crowd is in exultation, and Bobby nonchalantly says, “yeah, we’re going to play all that note for note backwards now.” To which Jerry replies, “and it goes something like this” just as the band sets off on a stunning Sugar Mags, Jerry blistering off at every turn. And if you are somehow still standing by the end, the Sunshine Daydream will surely bowl you over. From there, Ramble On Rose, more than welcome even though it was played just about every night of the tour after debuting on the 19th, comes out bright and frothy. Out of the short silence afterwards, Billy pounds it into Not Fade Away, and we are off on a raging NFA> GDTRFB> NFA frolic to end the set. Finally, One More Saturday Night caps another tremendous night in the long legacy of the band beyond description.

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3 responses to “10-29-1971”

  1. Stephen Willcock Avatar
    Stephen Willcock

    How cool to find this – my first Dead show. Long, late set with NRPS (Jerry on table steel). Then the Dead; by then the Allen Theater had become sort of a tribal gathering – assigned seats, hah! A sense of benign lawlessness in the crowd and of course the Angels removed the plumbing. That tar paper cannon thing. And the music – stratospheric.

  2. JHH Avatar
    JHH

    My first Grateful Dead show – high on orange sunshine – I had sustained a small cut before the show – something that would take a week to heal – but in the second set – when the fire bellows on the stage surged with the music and the whole scene was swirling in colors, joy, sounds and space – I saw lavender streams of light streaming from my fingertips, so I gathered them over the small but deep cut and imagined healing cells coming together -Sure enough when my sister and friend and I left at the end – floating out of the Allen with everyone else, as high and happy as we could be, someone noticed that my cut was almost completely healed – like it had had 5 days of healing. Fifty years later still gratefully dancing to the Dead – though I found out deep meditation goes far beyond the acid trips of long ago – though I credit Owsley acid for waking me up and showing me where to look – to the light of consciousness.

  3. JHH Avatar
    JHH

    PS The music and the energy of the Grateful Dead show changed my life.

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