Grateful Dead - 1991-03-23 - Albany, NY (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1991-03-23

Knickerbocker Arena

Albany, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set

01. Jack Straw

02. Bertha

03. Walkin' Blues

04. Friend Of The Devil

05. When I Paint My Masterpiece

06. Loser

07. Cassidy

08. New Speedway Boogie

2nd Set:

01. Tuning

02. Iko Iko

03. Saint Of Circumstance

04. Ship Of Fools

05. Playing In The Band >

06. Drums >

07. Space >

08. All Along The Watchtower >

09. Morning Dew >

10. One More Saturday Night

Encore:

01. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Grateful Dead - 1991-03-23 - Albany, NY (SBD) 

Grateful Dead 1991 - Back To Back - #1: As long time readers of this blog know, I've spent numerous posts discussing the Dead's renaissance between 1989 and 1991. The number of official releases from that period is a testament to the caliber of the band's performances in that era, as they include:

• a show from Philadelphia from July 7, 1989
• the Giant Stadium Shows from July 9 and 10, 1989
• The 2 night stand at RFK Stadium from July 12 and 13, 1989
• the famed Warlock shows in Hampton Virginia on October 8 and 9, 1989 
• the Meadowlands NJ concert on October 16, 1989
• the Landover, Maryland show on March 15, 1990 
• the Knickerbocker arena run from March 24 to 26, 1990; 
• 2 (yes 2) box sets from Spring 1990, featuring every show from that tour - the only other tour to be released in its entirety besides Europe 1972
• a show from from Mountain View CA from June 16, 1990
• a show from from Pittsburgh from July 8, 1990
• the Madison Square Garden concerts from September 14 to 20, 1990. 
• a show from Paris from October 27, 1990 
• a show from Washington DC from June, 14, 1991
• the Giants Stadium shows from June 16 and 17, 1991
• a show from Pine Knob from June 20, 1991 
• a show from Madison Square Garden from September 10, 1991, featuring Bradford Marsalis
• a show from Boston Garden on September 25, 1991

Without a doubt, those 3 years marked the last great run of the Dead's incredible career. So with that as backdrop, we'll bring you  3 shows from the Dead's Spring 1991 run, all from Albany where the band always seemed to play well, starting with this soundboard recording from March 23, 1991, 31 years ago today. Download this one, then stop back tomorrow and the next day for parts 2 and 3 of this Back To Back set.