Grateful Dead/CA,USA 1991 Mike Millard Master Tapes

It may come as a surprise, but it seemed like Mike Millard and the Grateful Dead were completely unrelated. After all, they had a huge number of tapers, and it didn’t seem like someone like Millard would go out of their way to record them. However, it was revealed last week that Millard had recorded their concert in 1991, when they became one of America’s leading stadium bands after the smash hit of their album “In the Dark.” It caused a bit of a stir among the people. And that’s Mike Millard. Instead of following their custom of recording from the Tapers section, they recorded towards the front rows of the stadium here as well. As expected, it is a solitary taper. It is a time when there is already a wealth of sound sources for bands, and even stereo soundboard recordings are circulating among traders on this day. Because it was such a day, it was rather a result of showing off Millard’s outstanding audience recording. The sound board for the PA out on this day was recorded in the digital era, so the already tenuous sense of presence is no longer conveyed. If this was a recording from the Tapers section, the sense of presence would be perfect, but this time there is a sense of distance in the sound image. So Millard rushed to the front of the stadium instead of the Tapers section. This not only turned on the sound image, but also properly captured the original excitement of Dead’s concert, which would be impossible to capture with recordings from the Tapers section or soundboard with PA out. The Deadheads were very excited at the front of the audience at their concert, so it was very significant that Millard dared to record from the front seats. It’s true that I’m picking up on the conversation around me as it’s getting more exciting, but it’s more like a Dead concert and it’s fun. Perhaps that’s why Millard has opened up again, and it’s interesting to see him chatting with his friend who accompanied him during some songs. This friend is the same person named Rob, who recently revealed the episode when the mirrored sound source was released. It’s also valuable to see him and Millard chatting before the encore. And Rob himself praises this sound source, saying that while it also picks up surrounding sounds, it is much more enjoyable than recording from the tapers section or soundboard. If so, there is nothing more suitable as the release of the first Grateful Dead sound source. This show was two weeks before the official release of Giants Stadium the year before last, and the performance content is also wonderful. The live performance is very tight, unlike the image of the Dead in the past, perhaps as a result of the members other than Jerry Garcia getting clean after the sudden death of keyboardist Brent Midland from cocaine addiction a year ago. When it comes to them, the image that they have is “psychedelic and loose” tends to divide people into likes and dislikes, but this is a masterpiece recording that should be listened to by those who have that image. What’s more, as Midland’s replacement, the nostalgic Bruce Hornsby was playing the keyboard as support, which also adds to the familiarity of the performance. Also, the splendor of the Millard recording is that it captures the scenes where the Deadheads sing in chorus, and in the second half of Buddy Holly’s classic “Not Fade Away” performed before the encore, there is a wonderful excitement of dialogue with the audience. is the best. The realistic excitement is not comparable to a sound board or a PA out sound board. The quality of Millard’s recordings of the Dead is as expected! Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1st June 1991 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (68:18) 1. Intro 2. Shakedown Street 3. Walkin’ Blues 4. Bertha 5. Greatest Story Ever Told 6. Candyman 7. Queen Jane Approximately 8. Deal Disc 2 (44:04) 1. Intro 2. Picasso Moon 3. Foolish Heart 4. Playing In The Band 5. Uncle John’s Band Disc 3 (61:00) 1. Drums 2. Space 3. I Need A Miracle 4. Black Peter 5. Throwing Stones 6. Not Fade Away 7. One More Saturday Night Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals