Grateful Dead, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 07/08/95

DISC 1/SET1
T01: Crowd/Tuning
T02: Jack Straw
T03: Sugaree
T04: Wang Dang Doodle
T05: Althea
T06: Queen Jane Approximately
T07: Tennessee Jed
T08: Eternity
T09: Don't Ease Me In

DISC2/SET2
T01: Crowd/Tunng
T02: China Cat Sunflower >
T03: I Know You Rider
T04: It's All Too Much
T05: Saint Of Circumstance >
T06: Terrapin Station >
T07: Drums >

DISC3/SET2
TO1: Space >
T02: The Other One >
T03: Visions Of Johanna
T04: One More Saturday Night
ENCORE:
T05: US BLUES

Source: FOB B&K 4006 omni's (in hat, 36th row left of center) > Lunatec 316
> Panasonic SV-250 by Marc Nutter

Transfer: Sony DTC-A6 > Dio 2448 > SF 4.5 @ 48K, Resample, add fades> CDWAV>
SHN by Bill Gardner, bgardner@telocity.com

Notes:
A classic recording from the last of the mega-stadium days.  I think this
show speaks more to
Grateful Dead history than anything spectacular musically.

This was my fist and only trip to Soldier Field and I was totally blown away
by the size.
I had never seen a stadium gig.  By July of '95 I'd managed to hit 23 dead
shows.  And by
number 24 I was beginning to feel like somewhat of a vertaran. (yeah right)
I had no idea
what I was in for.  I had floor seats that night but actually went back to
the taper section
to plug-in. I had a great view of the entire stadium sitting front row of
the balcony-like
section that sat over the entrance to the floor.  The Band opener was
largely
forgettable.  The stadium started filling up in usual style during the
Band's set and
somewhat afterwards.  From the opening notes of Jack Straw I had the most
amazing feeling
and was totally overwhelmed by the size of the whole thing.  I couldn't
believe this many
people, all together all listening to the dead. It was just too much.  And
it was a picture
perfect night.  The sun was going down and had a nice reflection off the
lake, it was simply beautiful.

The hightlight of this show is ofcourse the Visions of Johanna.  Mona Lisa
sure musta had
the highway blues that night.  That moment right there made the entire trip
(from Ohio) worth it.
A classic night sealed in time by Mr. Nutter's terrific recording.

Enjoy these tapes and remember the happiness the Grateful Dead has provided
for all of us.

--Bill Gardner, 06/16/01

