How Sweet It Is [Live]

Jerry Garcia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 15, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VKE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,536 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

2. Tough Mama

3. That's What Love Will Make You Do

4. Someday Baby

5. Cats Under the Stars

6. Tears of Rage

7. Think

8. Gomorrah

9. Tore up over You

10. Like a Road

Editorial Reviews

CD, featuring Jerry Garcia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Warfield becomes Church, September 19, 2007

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PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Sweet It Is (Audio CD)

Along with it's companion CD set: "Jerry Garcia Band" this CD is the best example of solid and well performed 90's era live Jerry. This is Jerry, healthy, happy and leading a fine band at the Warfield Theater on Market Street, San Francisco in 1990. A live: "Cats Under the Stars" would have been worth the cover charge, but adding: "Like a Road","Gomorrah","Tears of Rage" and "Think" really makes this release something special!

In this edition of the Jerry Garcia Band, Mr. Garcia is joined by John Kahn on bass guitar (thank you for bringing him up in this mix) David Kemper on drums (Both David & John played with the acoustic Garcia Band as well) Jackie LaBranch & Gloria Jones: vocals and Melvin Seals on keyboards. This band is soulful on the ballads, and rocks like a big fun beast on the upbeat tunes.

There are comments regarding the sound quality. As an 80's tape-trader that has heard his share of audience cassettes, this CD sounds really warm, and that isn't easy to achieve in this digital age. With ten songs included on this and 77 minutes of this great music, this is essential Jerrymusic. Get this one whilst it's still available.
FIVE STARS !!!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magic, September 12, 2000

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mike lewandowski (Lakewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Sweet It Is (Audio CD)

This Cd has tremendous power and energy. You hear Jerry pouring his heart out. The vocals are rough The guitar playing is out of this world. John Kahn is also the most unheard of bass player ever. His playing along side Jerry is fantastic. Check out Jerry's solos on Think and Tore up Over You. You will be shaking you head in disbelief. This is a treasure and a gift no doubt about it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars aren't really enough., January 13, 2001

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fan boy "chubbybubba" (kirkland, wa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Sweet It Is (Audio CD)

Jerry in the Warfield Theater, that just about says it all. In a lot of ways it was a 2nd home to Jerry and it is there, arguably, that he was most comfortable and focused, at least in a concert setting.

This CD is incredible. It has the best of Jerry's emotional depth but lacks the psychedelic arrangements that lose so many non-deadheads.

There's some complicated leads, some amazingly quick picking, Jerry's innately soulful singing and the incredibly rich throaty soulful sound of Seals' Hammond Organ.

A lot of music get 5 ratings out of kindness, this one really is a true 5 out of 5.