Grateful Dead – Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 21:23:48 minutes | 23,85 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino / Dead.net
It’s been said before but April ‘78 was an incredible month for the Dead. Like May ‘77, you could throw a dart and guarantee you hit a stellar show. – KyloRensPecs, r/gratefuldead, Reddit …. April/May ’78 has a lot of the same qualities of Spring ’77 but with some extra edge and a much bigger sound from the Rhythm Devils. A really special era that often gets neglected. – viewtiful_alan, r/gratefuldead, Reddit Sportatorium – April 7, 1978 when drums started I thought, oh s*#!, i hate drum solos and Billy and Mickey stopped me in my tracks. Wow, these guys are really good. Little did I know the pervasive influence this phenomena would have on my life. – pearlybakerbest, Dead.net. Huntington Civic Centre, West Virginia – 16 April 1978 This is another must-hear concert by The Grateful Dead. The sound and mix are almost ‘absolutely perfect’… It’s difficult to pick out highlights because everything is played so well; the band are tight, Donna is great and the set list is strong. – Grateful Ted, gratefulted.co.uk
We’re hitting the bullseye with the eight previously unreleased stellar shows that make up FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL 1978. Filled to the brim with peak performances from the Grateful Dead’s post-hiatus period, this collection captures the historic tour where “Drums” begat “Space,” morphed into “Drums”>”Space” and cemented the Rhythm Devils’ second-set power move from the music business to the “transportation business.”
Spring 1978 finds the Dead consistently weaving spontaneous magic, showing signs of great promise and potential – from the no-nonsense rock’n’roll in Tampa, where scholars cite the first “Drumz” leading into “Space,” to the lengthy communal get down in Pembroke Pines to Jacksonville where the twain emerge fully formed, offering the primordial opportunity for “soul retrieval.” It’s evident in the dynamic range delivered on back-to-back nights at the intimate Fox Theatre and through the laid-back unity of the band’s performance in Durham at Duke, a comfort that carries over to Virginia and West Virginia where the playing is unbridled, bursting with momentum, threatening to carry itself away. And nowhere can you hear that more clearly than through Betty Cantor-Jackson’s original recordings, reliably crisp, bright, and vivid.
Individually numbered to 10,000 copies and exclusive to Dead.net, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL 1978 has been mastered by Audio Engineer Jeffrey Norman using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction. Steve Vance designed the collection’s custom box, which features a removable wave drum. (We invite you to unleash your inner Rhythm Devil.) Acclaimed artist Matthew Brannon created the set’s original artwork. The collection also includes a 48-page book with original liner notes by author Steve Silberman and photos by James Anderson, Bob Minkin, and more.
Tracklist:
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa FL (April 6, 1978)
Set 1
1. Bertha > 7:18
2. Good Lovin’ 6:24
3. Dire Wolf 4:38
4. Me and My Uncle > 3:08
5. Big River 6:27
6. Friend Of The Devil 8:53
7. Passenger 5:26
8. Candyman 8:15
9. Lazy Lightning > 3:28
10. Supplication 4:37
Set 2
11. Samson and Delilah 9:19
12. It Must Have Been The Roses 6:50
13. Estimated Prophet > 12:27
14. He’s Gone > 12:30
15. Rhythm Devils > 7:21
16. The Other One > 16:15
17. Wharf Rat > 11:28
18. Around and Around 8:30
Encore:
19. U.S. Blues 5:56
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL (April 7, 1978)
Set 1
1. Promised Land 5:14
2. Sugaree 12:13
3. Cassidy 5:32
4. Tennessee Jed 9:30
5. Mama Tried > 2:38
6. Mexicali Blues 3:52
7. Peggy-O 10:37
8. New Minglewood Blues 6:24
9. Loser 8:12
10. The Music Never Stopped 8:28
Set 2
11. Jack Straw 7:20
12. Ship Of Fools 9:52
13. Good Lovin’ 7:05
14. Terrapin Station > 11:27
15. Playing In The Band > 9:14
16. Rhythm Devils > 11:00
17. Not Fade Away > 10:24
18. Black Peter > 10:25
19. Playing In The Band (Reprise) 5:48
Encore:
20. Johnny B. Goode 4:11
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (April 8, 1978)
Set 1
1. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 11:44
2. Me and My Uncle > 3:04
3. Big River 6:59
4. They Love Each Other 7:35
5. Looks Like Rain 9:15
6. Deal 6:38
7. El Paso 5:06
8. It Must Have Been The Roses 7:38
9. Lazy Lightning > 3:47
10. Supplication 5:30
Set 2
11. Samson and Delilah 8:28
12. Scarlet Begonias > 11:36
13. Fire On The Mountain 12:19
14. Estimated Prophet > 11:47
15. Eyes Of The World > 12:03
16. Rhythm Devils > 14:44
17. Space > 6:37
18. Sugar Magnolia 11:32
Encore:
19. One More Saturday Night 5:37
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA (April 10, 1978)
Set 1
1. Promised Land 5:27
2. Brown-Eyed Women 5:59
3. It’s All Over Now 8:29
4. Peggy-O 9:03
5. Cassidy 6:02
6. Dire Wolf 4:33
7. El Paso 5:05
8. Row Jimmy 10:02
9. Passenger 5:58
10. Candyman 8:02
11. The Music Never Stopped 9:44
Set 2
12. Jack Straw 7:11
13. Ship Of Fools 7:50
14. Dancing In The Street > 12:04
15. Rhythm Devils > 15:29
16. Franklin’s Tower > 16:25
17. Black Peter > 11:50
18. Around and Around 8:48
Encore:
19. U.S. Blues 5:53
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA (April 11, 1978)
Set 1
1. Bertha > 6:22
2. Good Lovin’ 5:46
3. Friend Of The Devil 8:51
4. Me and My Uncle > 3:12
5. Big River 6:32
6. Tennessee Jed 9:04
7. Looks Like Rain 8:08
8. Brown-Eyed Women 5:50
9. New Minglewood Blues 6:10
10. Deal 7:33
Set 2
11. Samson and Delilah 8:20
12. Scarlet Begonias > 12:42
13. Fire On The Mountain 10:42
14. Sunrise 4:02
15. Terrapin Station > 11:34
16. Rhythm Devils > 20:54
17. Space > 2:18
18. Iko Iko > 10:23
19. Sugar Magnolia 10:39
Encore:
20. Johnny B. Goode 4:17
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC (April 12, 1978)
Set 1
1. Jack Straw 6:29
2. Dire Wolf 4:41
3. Beat It On Down The Line 4:42
4. Peggy-O 8:54
5. Mama Tried> 2:29
6. Mexicali Blues 4:03
7. Funiculi Funicula 1:57
8. Row Jimmy 10:50
9. New Minglewood Blues 5:47
10. Loser 9:02
11. Lazy Lightning > 3:56
12. Supplication 5:40
Set 2
13. Bertha > 7:50
14. Good Lovin’ 6:59
15. It Must Have Been The Roses 9:01
16. Estimated Prophet > 11:43
17. Eyes Of The World > 12:22
18. Rhythm Devils > 25:52
19. Truckin’ > 8:47
20. Wharf Rat > 10:38
21. Around and Around 8:32
Encore:
22. U.S. Blues 5:49
Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA (April 14, 1978)
Set 1
1. Promised Land 5:00
2. Tennessee Jed 8:45
3. Me and My Uncle > 3:02
4. Big River 5:45
5. Peggy-O 8:19
6. Looks Like Rain 8:51
7. Dire Wolf 4:44
8. It’s All Over Now 8:03
9. Dupree’s Diamond Blues 5:37
10. The Music Never Stopped 8:44
Set 2
11. Samson and Delilah 9:07
12. Ship Of Fools 8:22
13. Dancing In The Street > 16:47
14. Rhythm Devils > 20:23
15. Space > 5:12
16. The Other One > 8:10
17. Black Peter > 10:58
18. Sugar Magnolia 10:11
Encore:
19. Johnny B. Goode 4:25
Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV (April 16, 1978)
Set 1
1. Jack Straw 6:18
2. Dire Wolf 4:37
3. Cassidy 4:51
4. Peggy-O 8:04
5. Mexicali Blues > 3:29
6. Mama Tried 2:53
7. They Love Each Other 7:36
8. New Minglewood Blues 6:15
9. Scarlet Begonias > 9:59
10. Fire On The Mountain 9:20
Set 2
11. Samson and Delilah 8:06
12. Ship Of Fools 8:31
13. Estimated Prophet > 12:07
14. Eyes Of The World > 11:44
15. Rhythm Devils > 14:25
16. Space > 4:33
17. Iko Iko > 12:06
18. Sugar Magnolia 10:23
Encore:
19. U.S. Blues 5:35
