It was Mother's Day. It snowed after the show. The recording was a Betty Board. And yes, when we left we knew that our lives were changed. Before Ithaca and After Ithaca. I think I saw 10 shows in 1977. Best year post hiatus. Nothing beats 1969. 5/8's Jack Straw and TLEO were the first notion that it was a special night.
I can understand why this show was soo so special before the internet, and streaming music. I was born in 2002. With discovering the Dead decades after Jerry passed, I don’t really have any nostalgia to go off of. I always felt the setlist from this show was lackluster. But then again, If I didn’t have Spotify, or access to the Internet Archive, I would have cherished any tape I got. I appreciate these videos. It gives us deadheads, who never experienced the Dead first hand, a better understanding. Also im not trying to upset anyone here, I still love this show, but I’m partial to 05/21/77. Again, I can only frame this into the context of, streaming literally any Dead show I want at any time of day.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I'm going to push back a little on the lackluster set list thing tho. One of the main things I'm trying to accomplish with this channel is to provide context as best I can. Weather it's the gear, or the jams, I really feel like putting things into context is key to having a better understanding of The Grateful Dead. Dew was a rarity in May '77 and it was a crowd fav going all the way back to the early days of the band. They had played that one two punch of St. Steven>NFA back in Feb of '77 in Santa Barbara (as well as a few other times). There was a Dew in that set too, it's curious to me that the Santa Barbara set (2/27/77)isn't talked about more, but as a complete show it's only available via audience recordings. Dave's Picks 29 is the night before with "bonus tracks" from the little snippet of Betty Boards that exist of the tail end of the second set of 2/7/77. My guess is had there been sbd's of that night in circulation, that would have been one of the all timer's in terms of legendary dead shows. Why am I going on about 2/27/77, good question! I'm trying to make the point that sure, the set list wasn't a one time only thing. They had trotted out a bunch of those war horse songs on other occosans, but for some reason on that Sunday night in May '77, it all clicked together in a very fine way. The band had developed these big combo and some got played more than others. The St Steven>NFA, Scarlet>Fire, eventually Estimated>Eyes, He's Gone>Truckin' you get the idea. That kind of stuff got more ubiquitous as time went on, but in Spring '77 some of that early hitching up of songs was just beginning to take hold. That's what makes the second set of 5/8/77 special, there was rare stuff along with two song combos both of which had MEGA jams in them. And the Dancin' from the first set can't be overlooked. All stand out performances. And it snowed. Thanks for watching!
New to your channel and loving your videos. Thank you. ✌ Re: Morning Dew. I saw them play it in Long Beach circa mid 80's and boy did it put shivers up and down my spine!
Love the whole vibe of the concert but that drop down to Morning dew just his different. Like your up high with St Steven then it drops to that opening guitar from dew. Just magical.
This show found me one rainy night in the early 90’s while hanging out by myself with the seat rolled back in my Volvo taking some alone time while peaking on a few hits of acid. Jerry’s Mutron-infused solo on Dancin in the Streets and the way the band was so locked in with him gave me an entirely new level of appreciation for their chemistry. And then Phil’s bass line in Scarlet Begonias made me feel like Mother Earth was making love to me. There was something truly magical that happened with them that night.
Been listening to 9/30/1980 Springfield MA lately. Only 3 years after this show, and it's like a totally new era! Great Franklin's Tower, Althea, EOTW, the whole second set is off the chain.
@@crazylegscabs5659 haha yeah the Hartford row jimmy is definitely one of my favorites, the guitar playing is unreal. Another favorite is the one they played in Egypt, the guitar solos aren’t quite as good but the whole song has this momentum to it that keeps building
Opinions are subjective, with Grateful Dead fans never ceasing to have a variety of opinions. I for one have listened to 5/8/77 about once a year for 40 years hoping that one day I will finally love it. It has not happened yet. 5/8/77 is not even in my top 100. Either I'm not getting the message, or people are not very smart. You decide.
You must have tin ears. The Morning Dew is the best ever played, and the Scarlet-Fire is one of the best ever of that combo. And the St. Stephen was pretty awesome
It was Mother's Day. It snowed after the show. The recording was a Betty Board. And yes, when we left we knew that our lives were changed. Before Ithaca and After Ithaca. I think I saw 10 shows in 1977. Best year post hiatus. Nothing beats 1969. 5/8's Jack Straw and TLEO were the first notion that it was a special night.
I can understand why this show was soo so special before the internet, and streaming music. I was born in 2002. With discovering the Dead decades after Jerry passed, I don’t really have any nostalgia to go off of. I always felt the setlist from this show was lackluster. But then again, If I didn’t have Spotify, or access to the Internet Archive, I would have cherished any tape I got. I appreciate these videos. It gives us deadheads, who never experienced the Dead first hand, a better understanding. Also im not trying to upset anyone here, I still love this show, but I’m partial to 05/21/77. Again, I can only frame this into the context of, streaming literally any Dead show I want at any time of day.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I'm going to push back a little on the lackluster set list thing tho. One of the main things I'm trying to accomplish with this channel is to provide context as best I can. Weather it's the gear, or the jams, I really feel like putting things into context is key to having a better understanding of The Grateful Dead.
Dew was a rarity in May '77 and it was a crowd fav going all the way back to the early days of the band. They had played that one two punch of St. Steven>NFA back in Feb of '77 in Santa Barbara (as well as a few other times). There was a Dew in that set too, it's curious to me that the Santa Barbara set (2/27/77)isn't talked about more, but as a complete show it's only available via audience recordings. Dave's Picks 29 is the night before with "bonus tracks" from the little snippet of Betty Boards that exist of the tail end of the second set of 2/7/77. My guess is had there been sbd's of that night in circulation, that would have been one of the all timer's in terms of legendary dead shows. Why am I going on about 2/27/77, good question! I'm trying to make the point that sure, the set list wasn't a one time only thing. They had trotted out a bunch of those war horse songs on other occosans, but for some reason on that Sunday night in May '77, it all clicked together in a very fine way.
The band had developed these big combo and some got played more than others. The St Steven>NFA, Scarlet>Fire, eventually Estimated>Eyes, He's Gone>Truckin' you get the idea. That kind of stuff got more ubiquitous as time went on, but in Spring '77 some of that early hitching up of songs was just beginning to take hold. That's what makes the second set of 5/8/77 special, there was rare stuff along with two song combos both of which had MEGA jams in them. And the Dancin' from the first set can't be overlooked. All stand out performances. And it snowed. Thanks for watching!
New to your channel and loving your videos. Thank you. ✌ Re: Morning Dew. I saw them play it in Long Beach circa mid 80's and boy did it put shivers up and down my spine!
Thanks so much! I know that Long Beach Dew, it's AWESOME!
It’s the reverb on the mix. Drippy. All the Spring 77 vocals especially.
I have had this show, on CD, in my car for the last four years straight. Why change?
Love the whole vibe of the concert but that drop down to Morning dew just his different. Like your up high with St Steven then it drops to that opening guitar from dew. Just magical.
This show found me one rainy night in the early 90’s while hanging out by myself with the seat rolled back in my Volvo taking some alone time while peaking on a few hits of acid. Jerry’s Mutron-infused solo on Dancin in the Streets and the way the band was so locked in with him gave me an entirely new level of appreciation for their chemistry. And then Phil’s bass line in Scarlet Begonias made me feel like Mother Earth was making love to me. There was something truly magical that happened with them that night.
Happy 5/8 Day! ⚡️🌹💀 Nice TB! ❤️
Been listening to 9/30/1980 Springfield MA lately. Only 3 years after this show, and it's like a totally new era! Great Franklin's Tower, Althea, EOTW, the whole second set is off the chain.
I think that’s kind of what keeps me coming back too. The variety.
Everyone knows the scarlet fire from Cornell but the Row Jimmy is the real gem of the show
Yea the entire first set is great, although I prefer the Hartford RJ, and the Sugaree that night is unreal. Thanks for watching!
@@crazylegscabs5659 haha yeah the Hartford row jimmy is definitely one of my favorites, the guitar playing is unreal. Another favorite is the one they played in Egypt, the guitar solos aren’t quite as good but the whole song has this momentum to it that keeps building
Love those shows from Spring ‘77…
So much hype Bobby claims if never happened and they did not play that gig. lol
I was at 4/27/77 and that Dew is better than Cornell, every note is perfect as is the Terrapin.
The Ft Lauderdale one is maybe my favorite of the tour, but they are all different and wonderful!
Great content.
5/7/77 is killer too!
Can’t forget 5/9/77!
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It's all about the circulation.
100%
I'm partial to the Buffalo war memorial show
Comes a time from that show is unbelievable
Opinions are subjective, with Grateful Dead fans never ceasing to have a variety of opinions. I for one have listened to 5/8/77 about once a year for 40 years hoping that one day I will finally love it. It has not happened yet. 5/8/77 is not even in my top 100. Either I'm not getting the message, or people are not very smart. You decide.
You must have tin ears. The Morning Dew is the best ever played, and the Scarlet-Fire is one of the best ever of that combo. And the St. Stephen was pretty awesome
people are not that smart, that's a fact but opinions are opinions.