Grateful Dead - 1981-03-28 - Essen, Germany (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1981-03-28

Rockpalast Gruga Halle

Essen, Germany

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Introduction / Tuning

02. Alabama Getaway >

03. Greatest Story Ever Told

04. Sugaree

05. Me & My Uncle >

06. Mexicali Blues

07. Shakedown Street

08. Little Red Rooster

CD 2:

1st Set (continued)

01. Althea

02. Looks Like Rain

03. Deal

2nd Set

04. Tuning

05. Samson & Delilah

06. Ship Of Fools

07. Estimated Prophet >

08. He's Gone >

09. The Other One >

10. Drums (beginning)

CD 3:

2nd Set (continued)

01. Drums (complete) >

02. Not Fade Away >

03. Wharf Rat >

04. Around & Around >

05. Good Lovin'

Encore

06. One More Saturday Night

Grateful Dead - 1981-03-28 - Rockpalast, Essen (SBD)

Welcome to our second post highlighting the Rockpalast broadcast from March 28, 1981, 305 years ago today. For those of you who have been regular visitors to So Many Roads,  you'll know that we have posted numerous Grateful Dead shows featuring special guests ranging from Bob Dylan to Stephen Stills to John Belushi.  At this show, Pete Townshend of The Who, fresh off his band's performance earlier in the night, joins The Dead for 3 songs during the second set.  The picture of Garcia and Townshend included in the artwork for this bootleg is a classic.  In addition, The Karamazov Brothers joined the Dead during the Drums segment.  By the way, while this show featured plenty of guests, that should not overshadow the fact that the Grateful Dead were in fine form.  I had seen the band about 3 weeks earlier on March 10, 1981 at Madison Square Garden, which is still one of my favorite concerts.  In fact, Deadbase ranks this Rockpalast show as one of the 5 best performances by the Dead in 1981 (and my March 10 show as one of the 10 best!).  Download it and see for yourself!

Eric Clapton - 1974-08-02 -Greensboro, NC (SBD)

Eric Clapton

1974-08-02

The Coliseum

Greensboro, NC

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Legs Larry Smith Introduction

02. Smile

03. Easy Now

04. I Can't Hold Out

05. Tell the Truth

06. Blues Power

07. Have You Ever Loved A Woman

08. Keith Moon And The Meat Guitar

09. Willie And The Hand Jive > Get Ready (with Pete Townshend)

CD 2:

01. I Shot The Sheriff

02. Let It Rain

03. Introductions

04. Layla

05. Badge (with Pete Townshend and Keith Moon)

06. Little Queenie (with Pete Townshend and Keith Moon)

Bonus Tracks (Unknown Date)

07. Blues Power

08. Have You Ever Loved A Woman

09. Let It Rain

Eric Clapton - 1974-08-02 -Greensboro, NC (SBD) 

As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd installment in our Double Shot of Eric Clapton in 1974.. This  one is a soundboard from Greensboro from August 2, 1974, 41 years ago today.

Eric Clapton - 2007-12-31 - Surrey, UK (SBD or HQ Aud)

Eric Clapton

with Peter Townshend, Joe Walsh & Ringo Starr

2007-12-31

Woking Leisure Centre

Woking, Surrey, UK

Soundboard or HQ Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Introduction

02. Knock On Wood

03. Reconsider Baby

04. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover

05. Sea Cruise

06. Gin House (w/Dhani Harrison (aka Ayrton Wilbury))

07. Rockin' Robin (w/Joe Walsh)

08. Rocky Mountain Way (w/Joe Walsh)

09. Boys (w/Ringo)

10. Honey Don't (w/Ringo)

11. Old Black Joe

CD 2:

01. Auld Lang Syne

02. In The Midnight Hour

03. Hoochie Coochie Man

04. Lucille

05. Blueberry Hill

06. We Shall Not Be Moved

07. Goodnight Irene (w/Pete Townshend)

08. Three Steps To Heaven (w/Pete Townshend)

09. Cocaine (w/Pete Townshend)

10. A Whiter Shade Of Pale

11. Shake Rattle And Roll

12. Little Queenie

Eric Clapton - 2007-12-31 - Surrey, UK (SBD or HQ Aud)

When I first came across this recording, I thought it might be a fake. The notes said it was a private show in Surrey, England featuring Complete Abandon, a pseudonym for a band including Eric Clapton and special guests such as Peter Townshend, Joe Walsh and Ringo Starr. I would have thought that such an all star gala would be far more well known and publicized. Turns out, it is the real thing. According to the wesbite where'seric.com, EC has been hosting these alcohol free New Tear's Eve parties every year since 1992! Tickets are not put on sale to the general public. Each year, the band bill themselves under an unusual name. For example, in 2010, the band took the moniker We Are Not Saints, while the 2009 lineup called themselves Any Lengths! This soundboard (or possible high quality audience recording) captures EC and friends on December 31, 2007, 7 years ago today. In keeping with our theme, they do a host of cover tunes, including Knock On Wood, Sea Cruise, Lucille, Blueberry Hill and Shake Rattle And Roll, just to name a few. Download this one to be part of a very special annual tradition in which EC, a former alcoholic, tries to help others ring in the New Year without the traditional drinks of choice. And don't forget to come back later today for 2 more great shows.