| Identifier | 7747519 |
| Created At | Sun May 11 2008 15:11:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | mtsui |
| Media Count | 2 |
| Note | AKG 460/CK68 long > Sonosax > SV255
*Taped by Eugene Hu* Transferred by Chris McGrath DAT Master Clone>Tascam DA-20 MKII>Philips CDR775>EAC>FLAC |
| Tech Note | Ratdog 8/1/1996 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA Source: AKG 460/CK68 long > Sonosax > SV255 *Taped by Eugene Hu* Transferred by Chris McGrath DAT Master Clone>Tascam DA-20 MKII>Philips CDR775>EAC>FLAC Disc 1 1.Walkin Blues 2.Wang Dang Doodle* 3.Eternity 4.Blackbird 5.Looks Like Rain+ 6.Juke 7.It's All Over Now 8.I Need a Miracle 9.The Winners> 10.Bass> 11.Turn On Your Lovelight Disc 2 Encore/Jam** 1.Playin' in the Band> 2.Proud Mary> 3.One Way Out> 4.Knockin' on Heavens Door *-with Cindy Wasserman (Vocals); +-with Bruce Hornsby (Keys) **-with Hornsby, Los Lobos, Hot Tuna, Mickey Hart, etc.... Notes: I applied a slight bass & volume boost to this, the P.A. was very thin sounding that day, not much low end so it's the show itself & not the recording. ***Please feel free to upload to the LMAA.*** *5-10-08* I dug these tapes out & transferred them because to my knowledge they don't really circulate & it was a great day of music. I tried tracking down the taper Eugene Hu, to get his permission to upload them only to find out that he passed away sometime last fall from cancer. I didn't know Eugene very well at all, I saw him at various shows over the years and there's a couple of 96' Crowes shows that he taped (7-6-96 & 12-13-96) that I was grateful to have because I was there. When we exchained lists after taping a show in Anaheim in 04', I was shocked to see that he had been in Ventura and taped the entire days sets. As I mention below, this day was very special and I was so thankful to have quality recordings of it and the fact that they're clones of the Master DAT's isn't too shabby either : ) Eugene was just a very nice guy and I was shocked to find out he's passed away as he was only in his early 40's, it's just very sad. One of the things I've found myself thinking about is the fact that although I hardly knew him, Eugene is directly responsible for being able to have pieces of my past that I genuinely cherish and will be able to keep with me always. I hope that it either brings back great memories for those that were there or creates new ones for those who weren't. I received these DATs from Eugene about 3+ years ago after running into him at a show in Anaheim, thank you very much! I know of only one other source for this show even though there were plenty of tapers. This whole day was pretty heavy; Jerry's birthday less than a year after he passed & was what I thought a great springboard for these guys to get back out sharing the music with the people. This Ratdog set was one of the most emotional live performances I've ever experienced. Bobby's inflection in Blackbird is amazing & Looks Like Rain is where I completely lost it. The "You were goooooone...." lyric just summed up what everyone including Weir were thinking & feeling. It felt like he wasn't just singing it, he was still trying to understand it himself. I remember wondering how a day like this could end, how was he going to bring this whole thing to a close & have it be OK? It's not just that Knockin' on Heavens Door was appropriate but by ending the song simply singing the last lines a'capella and then put his finger to his lips as in there's nothing more to say. The few seconds of silence after this speak volumes. It was perfect. This may sound very overdramatic to some which is fine, if you were there you know what I'm talking about and it was something very special. C.M 5-5-08 |
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Source
| SHNID | Date | Venue | City | State | Archive Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91817 | 1996-08-01 | Ventura County Fairgrounds | Ventura | CA | |
| flac16;Source: AKG 460/CK68 long > Sonosax > SV255 Taped by Eugene Hu; Transferred by Chris McGrath DAT Master Clone>Tascam DA-20 MKII>Philips CDR775>EAC>FLAC | |||||
Performance
| Ratdog 1996-08-01 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | Walkin Blues, Wang Dang Doodle*, Eternity, Blackbird, Looks Like Rain+, Juke, It's All Over Now, I Need a Miracle, The Winners > Bass > Turn On Your Lovelight
*-with Cindy Wasserman; +-with Bruce Hornsby |
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| Set 3 | |
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