Learyfan said:

That's an encore? 

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sleepy said:

its the last song on the list.  it happens to be a soundcheck with 7 tracks.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd1974-02-22.sbd-snchk.sirmick.21128.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead Live at Winterland Arena on 1974-02-22 (February 22, 1974)

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Set said:

wasn't aware that the first tracks posted automatically get put on the Picks

I thought we waited until the end of the month and voted on them or something

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sleepy said:

i was wondering about the ebb/flow thing too. 

heres hoping some people pick some encores from '65-'69 because all the encores after that had one vibe, ya know?

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kindkesey said:

Kool..... I it, the tradition lives on!!


11-01-85

Richmond Coliseum  Richmond Virginia

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I must've spent three hours yesterday going through all the encores I have (and some I didn't but now do!), trying to dredge one up I felt suitable.  Well I was just about set on "Day Job" from 6-28-85... until I came here this morning to see what had been posted and kindkesey already had that base covered!

As Ripple noted, 65-69 has been a time period without many encores, as the Dead were often playing with other bands smashed into a collaborative show, and therefore the total set times were squeezed and there simply wasn't enough time to leave the stage and come back out for an encore.  Not to mention the simple fact that many records and reels from those early beginnings have been lost to time.

The Midnight Hour from 3-19-66 is a totally snappy recording, even has a bit of a surfer vibe to it, but unfortunately it was recorded in a studio and therefore won't qualify as an encore, even though it was the last song they played that night!  The Midnight Hour from 1968-02-14 (featured on Road Trips Vol 2 No 2) is totally groovy too, and is in fact an encore.  Indeed, the 1968-02-14 is a serious contender!

If someone wants to make that their pic, I have a good rip of it.

For something a little more modern, I'm really diggin' the "He's Gone" encore from 1977-12-27.  This is a prime example of the type of song we can include to allow for proper flow, as it seems some are concerned that all encores are just energized to the maximum.  Let's not forget about "Knockin' On Heavens Door" from 1987-09-18, more energetic than He's Gone, but still a lull compared to many of the other encores the Dead have frequented.  And of course, "We Bid You Goodnight" very mellow and sweet - not to mention "Brokedown Palace", which I would probably have chosen if it hadn't already been nominated!

All that said, this is a really tough decision!!

The "Franklins Tower" encore from 1976-06-09 is pretty darn clean... But I think I'm going to dig deeper into the archives to suggest something that is not as well known.

For my official pick, I'm going with 1970-05-15's Cold Jordan, played as an encore at the Fillmore East's late show with David Nelson on Mandolin.  It's a short one, but unique and evocative of a different era than most of the songs that I imagine will end up on this volume.  There was a cleaner recording of this song played during the Early Show that same day, but it wasn't an encore. 

This one is raw, and oh so lovely!
           

Cascadian said:

http://www.dharmarose.com/deadbase/dbsearch.html

a search with Setlist containing 'E:' gives you 1497 shows with encores.

Narrow that to a few years at a time and you can see every encore.

It's actually a really really narrow song list to choose from.  Most without a good soundboard recording.

Still, 80 minutes wont be hard.

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