Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks Vol. 19 - 1970-01-23 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI (2016)

Aoha from Honolulu! If you are in need of a little island breeze this summer, look no further than Dave’s Picks Volume 19: Honolulu, HI, January 23, 1970. Our very first release from Hawaii, this one sees the Grateful Dead riding the great wave of change, with a fresh take for a career-defining new decade. Witness as they smoothly transition from the "Sound of 1969" and its chaotic psychedelia with their cohesive country-tinged, song-oriented harmonies. Yes, the yin and yang are well-balanced in these sets, with plenty of Pigpen favorites (“Hard To Handle," "Good Lovin'," a 35-minute "Lovelight") done just right, a wonderfully melodic "Dark Star," and the band breaking fertile ground on soon-to-be classics ("Black Peter," "Dire Wolf") from their upcoming and much beloved album, Workingman's Dead. We’ve rounded out this succinct complete show with a little over an hour of music from the following night, 1/24/70, including the rarity “I’m A King Bee,” possibly the best live version of “Mason’s Children” ever recorded, and a crowd-pleasing “Dancing In The Street." Just go on and say Mahalo!

TRACKLIST

CD1
1. China Cat Sunflower > 4:35
2. I Know You Rider > 6:11
3. Black Peter 8:36
4. The Yellow Dog Story 3:14
5. Hard To Handle 5:41
6. Mama Tried 3:10
7. Casey Jones 1:22
8. Dire Wolf 4:27
9. Good Lovin' 10:00
10. That's It For The Other One 21:57

CD2
1. Dark Star > 18:45
2. Saint Stephen 5:02
3. Turn On Your Love Light 38:09

CD3 - 1970-01-24 Filler
1. Cumberland Blues 5:37
2. Cold Rain And Snow 5:36
3. Me And My Uncle 3:32
4. I'm A King Bee 6:25
5. Mason's Children 6:47
6. Black Peter 9:41
7. Good Lovin' 6:23
8. Feedback > 1:23
9. And We Bid You Goodnight 4:25
10. Dancing In The Street 9:18