Dozin' at the Knick [BOX SET] [LIVE]

Grateful Dead

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 29, 1996
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Live
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VKD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,261 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hell in a Bucket

2. Dupree's Diamond Blues

3. Just a Little Light

4. Walkin' Blues

5. Jack-A-Roe

6. Never Trust a Woman

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Playing in the Band

2. Uncle John's Band

3. Lady With a Fan

4. Terrapin Station

5. Mud Love Buddy Jam

6. Drums

See all 7 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Space

2. Wheel

3. All Along the Watchtower

4. Stella Blue

5. Not Fade Away

6. And We Bid You Goodnight

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Dead's very best, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

Having been to over a hundred shows and owning five times as many shows on tape, I've got to say that this disk brings me as close as possible to actually 'being' at a show as I've ever heard. This is one of those rare times when the Dead are at their peak musically and techincally (with respect to the recording equipment). I highly reccomend this to anyone who wants to know what it was like to go to a show. If I could only have 5 Dead disks, I would choose this one, Dick's Picks #1, Dick's Picks #3 (truely amazing), For the Faithful (also called Reckoning), and American Beauty (not a live show, but a classic). Definately a *MUST HAVE* for any deadhead!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No doze, June 14, 2001

By	brad lonard (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

The Dead were on an upswing during the period 1989-1991, and many feel that the spring tour of 1990 was one of their best ever (and frankly, I wouldn't disagree). This 3 CD was pieced together from three nights at Albany's Knickerbocker Arena, and it's simply astonishing from go to whoah. The first set features three songs each from Weir, Garcia and Mydland; highlights include a rollicking Dupree's Diamond Blues (the only time they played it the entire year!), a soulful Blow Away and a gently rockin' Row Jimmy. (The performance of the latter in particular underlines just how strongly the band are playing; it could sometimes be a snoozefest, but here everybody's into it, everybody's pulling out little licks and phrases, lovingly shaping the whole.) Things get verrrry interesting in the second set, with HUGE performances of what Deadheads sometimes call 'the holy trinity': Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Terrapin Station. What follows is the first Mind Left Body Jam in about a decade, then a wonderfully warped Drums with added bird noises (the whole set underlines the lift and inventiveness that MIDI and sampling had brought to the Dead sound; unlike some of their 1960s contemporaries, the band quickly embraced new technology). The third CD offers two alternate 'end of set two' scenarios. I'd give the nod to the first, with its very hot version of Not Fade Away, jammed out like it used to be. MVP awards to Jerry, Brent, Phil ... hell, let's just give everyone in the band an award, including MIDI mastermind Bob Bralove. Of the no less than *seven* live Dead albums that document 1990-1, I'd place Dozin' At The Knick right at the top with the (limited edition, not widely available) Terrapin Station Live release.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Prized Artifact, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

A great record of the Dead at their musical peak in the early 90's; it's amazing how good Jerry sounds when he stays away from the heroin. The "show" opens with a rocking Hell In A Bucket, but after knocking of Duprees Blues, Just A Little Light, and Jack A Roe, the first disk drags to a mellow halt. That's okay though, because the real action is on disk 2, with a mind blowing Playing>Uncle Johns Band>Lady W/ a Fan>Terrapin sequence. Disk 3 finds the band in a more playful mood, using the Wheel and Watchtower to get off on some old fashioned guitar heroics from Garcia *and* Weir. Morning Dew would have made this a five star album, but still get it.