''Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4'' is a live album by the rock band 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, ...

. Subtitled ''Spectrum 4–6–82'', it includes the complete concert recorded on April 6, 1982, at the

Spectrum A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors ...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

. It also includes seven songs recorded the previous night at the same venue. The 16th of the ''Road Trips'' series of archival albums, it was released as a three-disc CD on August 1, 2011. At the time, this was only the second live Dead album release that had been recorded in 1982; the other being ''

Dick's Picks Volume 32 ''Dick's Picks Volume 32'' is a two-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on August 7, 1982 at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin. It was released on July 20, 2004. Alpine Valley, an outdoor thea ...

''. The year 2016 saw the release of the show from July 31, 1982 as part of the Thirty Trips Around the Sun boxed set.

Critical reception

In '' Relix'', Glenn BurnSilver wrote, "At the core of this latest ''Road Trips'' offering comes a well-known and revered concert: Philadelphia Spectrum, April 6, 1982. From the opening notes of a bustling "Cold Rain and Snow," it's clear that the band is in synch with a dynamic energy and flow that only escalates as the night lengthens and the set list intensifies. It's as if

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

and

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

attempt to progressively one up each other with every number.... The one disappointment here (and on other ''Road Trips'' ) is filler placement on disc two... Wouldn't it have worked better to keep the main show going through disc two... and put all the filler at the end of disc three?"

Track listing

Disc one

:''April 6 – First set:'' #"Cold Rain and Snow" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:05 > #"

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

" (

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

) – 5:22 #"Candyman" (

, Robert Hunter) – 6:28 #" C.C. Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:49 #"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:36 #" Mama Tried" (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...

) – 2:24 > #" Mexicali Blues" (

, John Barlow) – 4:50 #"Big Railroad Blues" ( Noah Lewis) – 4:01 #"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:50 #" Jack-A-Roe" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:55 #" It's All Over Now" ( Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) – 6:59 #"Might As Well" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:24

Disc two

:''April 6 – Second set:'' :''April 5 – First set:''

Disc three

:''April 6 – Second set:'' :''April 6 – Encore:'' :''April 5 – Second set:''

Personnel

Grateful Dead

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lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the fe ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...

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Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

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electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

* Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals *

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rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

, vocals

Production

*Produced for release by David Lemieux and Blair Jackson *CD mastering by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO *Recorded by Dan Healy *Cover art by Scott McDougall *Photos by Michael Mendelson and Bob Minkin *Package design by Steve Vance *Liner notes essay "Don't Tell Me This Town Ain't Got No Heart!" by Blair Jackson

Set lists

Following are the full set lists from the April 5 and 6, 1982 concerts at the Spectrum. Monday, April 5 *First set: " Jack Straw", "

Friend of the Devil "Friend of the Devil" is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album '' American Beauty''. The song is large ...

" > " El Paso", "

Deep Elem Blues The "Deep Elm Blues" (also spelled "Deep Elem Blues" or "Deep Ellum Blues"Pask, Kevin.Deep Ellum Blues ''Southern Spaces'', 30 October 2007.) is an American traditional song. The title of the tune refers to the historical African-American neighbor ...

"*, " Cassidy", "Tennessee Jed" > " Little Red Rooster", "Althea"*, "Man Smart, Woman Smarter"* *Second set: "Bertha"* > "

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self- ...

"* > "Ship of Fools"* > "Playing in the Band"* > "Drums" > "Space" > "The Wheel" > "Playing in the Band" > "Wharf Rat" > " Good Lovin'" *Encore: "Don't Ease Me In" Tuesday, April 6 *First set: "Cold Rain and Snow"* > "

"*, "Candyman"*, " C.C. Rider"*, "Brown-Eyed Women"*, " Mama Tried"* > " Mexicali Blues"*, "Big Railroad Blues"*, "Looks Like Rain"*, " Jack-A-Roe"*, " It's All Over Now"*, "Might As Well"* *Second set: " Shakedown Street"* > "Lost Sailor"* > "Saint of Circumstance"* > "Terrapin Station"* > "Rhythm Devils"* > "Space"* > " Truckin'"* > "The Other One"* > "

Morning Dew "Morning Dew," also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew," is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post- nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded live as ...

"* > "

Sugar Magnolia "Sugar Magnolia" is a song by the Grateful Dead. Written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir, it is one of the most well-known songs by the band, alongside such hits as "Truckin'", "Casey Jones", " Uncle John's Band", "Touch of Grey", and fellow sugar- ...

"* *Encore: " It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"* * Included in ''Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4''

References

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