Dick's Picks, Vol. 17: Boston Garden, Boston, MA, 9/25/91 [Live, Original recording remastered]

Grateful Dead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00005V8PQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,490 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Help On The Way

2. Slipknot!

3. Franklin's Tower

4. Walkin' Blues

5. It Must Have Been The Roses

6. Dire Wolf

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Victim Or The Crime

2. Crazy Fingers

3. Playing In The Band

4. Terrapin Station

5. Boston Clam Jam

6. Drums

See all 7 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. That Would Be Something

2. Playing In The Band

3. China Doll

4. Throwing Stones

5. Not Fade Away

6. The Mighty Quinn

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Underrated Pick, February 25, 2002

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Jack Jones (Woodland Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 17: Boston Garden, Boston, MA, 9/25/91 (Audio CD)

Dicks Picks 17 is underrated. The 90s are now regarded as the weakest period of the bands output with 1991 largely considered "the last strong year." And when this set came out many fans complained that one of the other Boston Garden shows from the run-there were six nights to choose from-should have come out. (For one, they played "Dark Star" not one but two nights!) But regardless, this set is excellent. It features fun interplay between the band members and its the only pick to feature Bruce Hornsby who played with the band regularly for 18 months in the early 90s. He lights a spark under the proceedings and the musical texture of this short-lived septet version of the band is nicely unique.

The first disk (and first set) is consistent and well played so if you like the songlist you should enjoy it. I particularly like this version of "Tennessee Jed" because of Vince Welnicks fiddle line throughout. Ill be the first to complain about his tenure with the band but this works.

The second disk is my favorite. The transition from "Victim Or the Crime" into "Crazy Fingers" is the Dead at their best, carving through very raucous waters. Also, with "Playing In the Band" and "Boston Clam Jam" the listener gets to hear plenty of free jamming. "Terrapin Station" is solid too.

When disk three starts, Garcia only does "That Would Be Something" for a couple minutes, the first time the Dead covered that McCartney tune. After more jamming with "Playing", Garcia goes into the relatively rarely played "China Doll". The "Throwing Stones-Not Fade Away" set closer is energetic and the Bands "The Mighty Quinn" is fun to hear. At the end of the disk you get bonus material of "Samson and Delilah" and a 23-minute "Eyes Of the World" with plenty of Garcia leads.

This Pick gets many spins in my cd player. The playing is good and it happens to cover a lot of the Deads songbook that I like. My only complaint-the sound of the recording is excellent but Garcias guitar does get buried occasionally.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable night for all..., March 24, 2002

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Eric D. Sweetwood (Normal, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 17: Boston Garden, Boston, MA, 9/25/91 (Audio CD)

Just picked it up and I really enjoyed the energy of the show. For me, the Queen Jane Approximately track, the Terrapin Station track, Playing In The Band track, and Samson and Delilah tracks were all standouts. I am a relatively new Dead fan--having purchased Dead releases after the "Touch of Grey" single. Please don't damn me for being a late starter. By the way, Throwing Stones on this one is incredible. I really enjoy this band--now that I am older.

For me, this show is something I can respect--as I am not bogged down by the 1970s shows that I missed and did not once appreciate. Now I do, of course. I have gone back and bought all of the Dead commercial releases and a few of the Dick's Picks, and I rank this up there with the best. Is it as good as the Fillmore East show on Ladies and Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead? Nope. Is it better than most music on the radio today? Yep! Is it better than no Dead at all? Resoundingly yes!

I think this is one of the best-drving-forty-minutes-to-work CD's I own. The drive home actually soothes me as I look forward to it. Fellow Dead fans, you know you will buy it anyway.

Buy it, enjoy it, and respect it for what it was--an enjoyable night for all. Plus, what a great price!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For some reason this DP can't find its way out of my cd player, October 1, 2010

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TOM ROCKS! (Philadelphia,PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 17: Boston Garden, Boston, MA, 9/25/91 (Audio CD)

Please let me start by saying that I have loved this band all my life. They are a part of my life everyday, and are rooted deep within my soul. I own countless GD cds and needless to say all of the Dick's Picks Series,a FANTASTIC COLLECTION of music! Thank-you Dick R.I.P. While my Dead preference is probably the 60's and the 70's, I want to say that I have been Very Pleasantly Pleased by this pick! It is crisp and clean, and crackling with life and joy. I find the band to be happy and enjoying the evening. Gettin'It On GOOD. The jams are tight and I find them interesting, fun, and inspirational. I tell you this because Dead Heads tend to give the 90's a bad rap. While I acknowledge and respect various opinions, I myself have a hard time giving any "ERA" of this band a bad rap. All that aside, I find Dick's Picks 17 to be a VERY ENJOYABLE LISTEN and I have a feeling that you will soon be singing, smiling, and dancing too... soon after you puchase and play this cd for yourself! HIGHLY RECOMENDED. Enjoy!!!