The grateful dead was an american rock band formed in 1965 in palo alto, california. Of all the rock and roll tales and infamous stories from life on the road over the years for which the grateful dead is remembered, the bands monstrous wall of sound p. Grateful dead 52677 soundboard complete show youtube. The mars hotel in 1974, the grateful dead would take their creative improvisational step even further a year later when they released this excellent first rate masterwork that again proved that the dead could still showcase creative ideas for there wall of sound.
The original sound is partly absorbed by the audience and the first reflection from the real wall is directed down into the audience. I heard the wall at least a few times indoors and outdoors and there was a light airy echo to it. Dan healy, who ran sound for most of the deads career, reflected on bears accomplishments and how live sound was so important to the. Photos of this system can be found in the 1974 archive photo section of grateful deads official website. Grateful dead schematic prints for wall of sound poster. American psychedelic rock band the grateful dead poses on haightashbury, san francisco, california, 1960s. The source of sound are located behind and above the performers so they hear what the audience hears.
May 24, 2019 the dead s first significant sound system involved giant speakers from stanleys home stereo system, according to dennis mcnally, former publicist and historian for the grateful dead. The grateful dead hauled their massive wall of sound p. Was lucky enough to see the dead at dillon stadium in hartford connecticut. It took several semi trailers to haul it all around. The grateful deads wall of sound was among the bands greatest gifts to fans and a remarkable technical achievement. Grateful dead wedie brickell going down the road feeling bad. This is the original image of the wall of sound licensed by grateful dead productions. The wall of sound is the name some people gave to a super powerful, extremely accurate pa system that i designed and supervised the building of in 1973 for the grateful dead.
It was loud, but i had heard them sound better with other systems. Back in 1974, the grateful dead put together what was easily the most unique, experimental and perhaps complex sound system ever configured for live sound reinforcement in that era. She made it so it can fit over an n95 to extend the life of the mask or as a last resort. Grateful dead 121873 soundboard hq wav file youtube. I saw the dead with the wall of sound set up, and it is true it was not that loud. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. This is the official grateful dead 101 playlist featuring friend of the devil, ripple, uncle johns band, shakedown street, touch of grey, and more. Grateful dead devil with the blue dress ongood golly miss mollydevil with the blue dress on by j. It was the creation of audio engineer owsley bear stanley.
Mar 17, 2010 just off the top of my head, the grateful dead movie soundtrack is closer to the sound of the wall than the dp board tapes. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. Apr 05, 2008 the only dead show i ever saw was the 74 stop in seattle. For anybody into this stuff, the book grateful dead gear by blair jackson is a mustread. The wall of sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the grateful deads live performances by audio engineer. Grateful dead dead sound audio documentary details bands. This poster is packaged flat and ships via priority mail. Choose your favorite grateful dead designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more.
If you like what youre hearing, check out the grateful dead channel. You can see the wall of sound in the grateful dead movie, amazon uk, which was recorded during the bands prehiatus run at winterland in october, 1974. Exhausted by the logistical and financial strains of touring with the wall of sound, the dead stayed away from the road in 1975 playing only four shows that year, all of them at home. The grateful deads wall of sound system was fucking. You see the trucks that are carrying the equipment, and you see some preconcert footage showing the road crew setting it. Mar 23, 2019 the wall of sound is the name some people gave to a super powerful, extremely accurate pa system that i designed and supervised the building of in 1973 for the grateful dead. We will only ship posters to the following countries outside of the us. Grateful dead sound engineer dan healy talks wall of sound, tapers, more in pollstar interview tom shackleford tuesday, february 4th, 2020 screengrab via polyphonic youtube video. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. I think the point was that it sounded better than almost everyone else at the time. Disc one finds the wall of sound towering over the state fairgrounds in des moines, iowa for a thursday, june 16th show thats loaded with beautifully inventive jams and inspired transitions. I personally did not think it sounded all that great. Shop for grateful dead art from the worlds greatest living artists. My wife is making surgical masks in the event our hospital runs out.
Grateful dead wall of sound unveiled 291973 i know you rider. Deleted video grateful dead 121873 soundboard hq wav file by wall of sound. Original schematic prints for grateful deads wall of sound. Jun 02, 2015 the grateful deads wall of sound jun 2, 2015 a few months ago, i wrote an article explaining how noisecanceling headphones work, and, in it, i referenced the grateful deads wall of sound, their huge sound system. May 23, 2019 dan healy, who ran sound for most of the deads career, reflected on bears accomplishments and how live sound was so important to the band that they created the massive wall of sound. Grateful dead uncle johns band playin in the band uncle johns band 6880 folsom field.
Dec 31, 2011 for anybody into this stuff, the book grateful dead gear by blair jackson is a mustread. Subscribe to the grateful deads channel for all the best official music videos, albums, live performances and more. Their music, writes lenny kaye, touches on ground that most. The wall of sound was the largest concert sound system built at that time.
I believe it was july 30, 1974, about a month before my 17th bday. Grateful dead gear the bands instruments, sound systems, and recording sessions, from 1965 to 1995 softcover 9780879308933. Responding to the grateful deads philosophy of providing as clean a sound as possible to all members of the audience in ever larger concert situations, the wall of sound evolved from the practical experience and design ideas of the bands sound engineers, alembic studios, and the bear in the early 1970s. Grateful dead wall of sound unveiled 291973 i know. Grateful dead sound engineer dan healy talks wall of sound. Grateful dead art fine art america affordable wall art. Grateful dead wall of sound unveiled 291973 i know you. All grateful dead artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. An insiders look at the grateful deads wall of sound.
Grateful dead debut infamous wall of sound at cow palace. The wall of sound was massive, sounded great and looked very similar to the photo in post 112. Apr 05, 2008 photos of this system can be found in the 1974 archive photo section of grateful dead s official website. Released in 1975, blues for allah offers us a unique, sparkling combination. Grateful dead uncle johns band playin in the band uncle johns band 6880 folsom field by mark scalise. Jul 20, 2019 grateful dead may 26, 1977 baltimore civic center baltimore md artwork. Listen to more grateful dead music from the wall of sound era. The wall of sound was what they came up with when they tried to simplify their set up by eliminating monitors.
The wall of sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the grateful deads live performances in 1974. This system was named the wall of sound and jt was a complete divergence from conventional sound reinforcement thinking. The wall of sound fulfilled owsleys desire for a distortionfree sound system that could also serve as its own monitoring system. An audiophiledeadhead friend took me to the show, and was gushing about how great the sound was going to be. We will only ship posters to the following countries outside of. Grateful dead brings wall of sound to oakland coliseum. How the grateful dead changed live music forever youtube. Amazing moments abound, like the 29minute odyssey of playing in. Grateful dead dead sound audio documentary details band. Left to right, bill kreutzmann, bob weir, ron pigpen mckernan 1946 1973.
I had the pleasure of hearing this sound system several times in 1974, both outdoors ucsb and hollywood bowl, and a couple times at winterland in october. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Call them hippies, but the grateful dead were tech. Grateful dead may 26, 1977 baltimore civic center baltimore md artwork. The wall of sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the grateful dead s live performances by audio. Be the first to know about the grateful deads exclusive limitededition releases, breaking news on the band, community events, and so much more. The only dead show i ever saw was the 74 stop in seattle. Coliseum, vancouver, british columbia on may 17th, 1974. The wall of sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the grateful deads live performances by audio. Sm3s, jm10s, altec, msl10, electrovoice, gamble mixboard, mccune sound, system 80, acd monitors, etc.
Grateful dead 1280 soundboard complete show youtube. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock. The deads first significant sound system involved giant speakers from stanleys home stereo system, according to dennis mcnally, former publicist and historian for the grateful dead. A favorite amongst deadheads for many years, he helped to introduce a tapers section at grateful dead concert to allow audience recording of live. Bored grateful dead fan builds wall of sound with legos video. I saw the grateful dead with the wall of sound system a few times. Just off the top of my head, the grateful dead movie soundtrack is closer to the sound of the wall than the dp board tapes. This video is part of an ongoing effort to catalog my favorite shows in the highest sound quality possible ie, no cassette generations, no mp3 compression.
Bored grateful dead fan builds wall of sound with legos. The wall of sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the grateful dead s live performances in 1974. The dead were totally unhappy with the monitorreinforcement that was provided at most of the large venues they were playing. Digitally remastered using a custom built, dualdaw, nicknamed. Unique among the many great photos of the dead, this archival print of the grateful dead and the wall of sound was shot at p. A grateful dead fan has used all their new free time at home in quarantine by building a recreation of the bands wall of sound out of legos.
The wall of sound was built exclusively for the grateful dead and it was used on their tours from 1974 to 1976. Jul 14, 20 grateful dead wall of sound unveiled 291973 i know you rider. Original schematic prints for grateful dead s wall of sound. The grateful dead sound system is really 11 independent systems or channels as shown in the table below. Dan healy is an audio engineer who often worked with the american rock band the grateful dead. He succeeded alembic and owsley bear stanley as the groups chief sound man after the wall of sound in 1974 and subsequent band hiatus through 1975. Bruce hornsby inducts the grateful dead into the hall of fame duration.
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