Dozin' At The Knick

3/24-26/90: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY

Track Details

•  Hell in a Bucket through Just A Little Light from 3/26/90 I
• Jack-A-Roe through When I Paint My Masterpiece from 3/25/90 I
•  Row Jimmy and Blow Away from 3/26/90 I
• Playing in the Band through And We Bid You Good Night from 3/24/90 II and Encore
• first Mind Left Body Jam (aka Mud Love Buddy) since 12/30/83
• Filler Space through Around & Around from 3/25/90 II
• Brokedown Palace from 3/26/90 Encore

Don't let the title fool you - the music on this set is anything but sleepy. In fact there's enough joyful noise here to rouse even ol' Rip Van Winkle himself from his fabled slumber. Recorded when the Grateful Dead was on one of those rolls (the hot 1990 spring tour, which also featured the band's famous first encounter with Branford Marsalis), this set is culled from three nights in New York's state capital, the Dead's first appearance at a venue that became a Deadhead favorite. This is a kind of composite "dream show" and then some, with a "first set" assembled from highlights of the first two nights, followed by the entire second set from 3/25, and a bonus chunk of night #3, set #2. Among the tunes appearing for the first time on a live Dead album are "Dupree's Diamond Blues," "Just A Little Light," "Row Jimmy," "Blow Away" and "The Wheel." Appearing for the first time anywhere are Brent Mydland's "Never Trust A Woman" and the ever-popular "Mud Love Buddy" Jam. All this and much more, with the band in peak form, beautifully mixed from the multi-track master tape by producers Phil Lesh and John Cutler.

Musicians

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Mickey Hart - drums
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals

Credits

• Producer - John Cutler, Phil Lesh
• Engineer - John Cutler, Jeffrey Norman
• Mastering - Joe Gastwirt
• Tape Archivist - Dick Latvala
• Artwork, design - Gecko Graphics
• Photography - John LaFortune, Michael Conway