''Dick's Picks Volume 17'' is the 17th
live album
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in the
Dick's Picks series of releases by the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, world music, ...
. It was recorded on September 25, 1991 at the
Boston Garden
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in
Boston, Massachusetts, with two additional tracks from the March 31, 1991 show at
Greensboro.
Enclosure
Included with the release is a single sheet folded in half, yielding a four-page enclosure. The front duplicates the cover of the CD, and the back features a rectangular color photograph of the inside of the venue with the
house lights
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on, after the sound system has been set up but before the audience has arrived. The two pages inside contain a single wide color photograph of the band on stage along with the contents of and credits for the release.
[Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 17, 1991, 2000.]
Track listing
Disc one
:''First set:''
#"Help on the Way" (
Garcia,
Hunter
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) – 4:15 →
#"Slipknot!" (Garcia,
Godchaux,
Kreutzmann,
Lesh,
Weir
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) – 5:30 →
#"Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 10:41
#"
Walkin' Blues
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" (
House
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) – 6:30
#"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:45 →
#"
Dire Wolf
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" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:59
#"
Queen Jane Approximately
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" (
Dylan) – 7:16
#"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:50 →
#"The Music Never Stopped" (
Barlow, Weir) – 8:18
Disc two
:''Second set:''
#"Victim or the Crime" (Graham, Weir) – 8:24 →
#"Crazy Fingers" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:38 →
#"Playing in the Band" (
Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 9:22 →
#"Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:47 →
#"Boston Clam Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 5:37 →
#"Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 11:04 →
#"Space" (Grateful Dead) – 8:15 →
Disc three
:''Second set, continued:''
#"
That Would Be Something
"That Would Be Something" is a song written by Paul McCartney which was first released on his ''McCartney'' album on 17 April 1970.
Recording
McCartney sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, tom tom and a cymbal. This song and " ...
" (
McCartney
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) – 3:51 →
#"Playing in the Band" (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 5:23 →
#"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46 →
#"Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 8:59 →
#"
Not Fade Away" (
Holly
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, Petty) – 9:01
:''Encore:''
#
"The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)" ( Dylan) – 4:43
:''March 31, 1991:''
#"Samson and Delilah" (traditional) – 7:47 →
#"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 23:30
Personnel
Grateful Dead:
*Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
*Mickey Hart – drums
*Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, accordion, vocals
*Bill Kreutzmann – drums
*Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
*Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
*Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals
Production:
*Dick Latvala, David Lemieux – tape archivists
*Gecko Graphics – design
*Dan Healy – recording
*Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering
*John Cutler – magnetic scrutinizer
*Jim Anderson, Susana Millman – photography
See also
* Dick's Picks series
* Grateful Dead discography
References
{{Authority control
17
2000 live albums
Albums recorded at the Boston Garden