mijknahs wrote:Many JGB boards from the late 70's early 80's era are vastly inferior to the best auds out there. Do yourself a favor and listen to some of the Jerry Moore JGB auds from that period, you will not be disappointed!
I personally think this is generally true of Grateful Dead shows as well. I'd much rather have a good, clean FOB audience than a flat, sterile SBD. I need to hear how the crowd is reacting to the show. So much more exciting to hear!
Boards are good for clearly disecting the playing though (what everyone is doing).
Jim
Agree about your overall premise of Boards vs. Auds, but have a slight issue on a specific level of JGB vs. The Dead.
There are many Dead boards that are excellent and pristine, especially during Betty's days recording. They were mixed seprately from the FOH for the sole interest of recording. And yes, they are excellent for dissecting tunes.
Many JGB boards (obviously there are exceptions), especially earlier ones, are not that great and are actually fairly terrible for dissecting tunes. This is because they are just Boards taken from the FOH mix in smaller rooms and theaters where Jer's prodigious stage volume limited the amount of guitar put through the FOH mix. Thus you end up with a board tape that is vocal heavy and guitar light. I have some JGB boards where there is almost NO guitar at all! Obviously this is different later on in the 90's when Jer was playing hockey sheds, but the poster is asking about a time period (pre 81) where there are some fairly anemic boards compared to the auds.Even for the purpose of song dissection.
JMHO.............other people may feel differently.
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