''Dave's Picks Volume 9'' is a three-CD live album by the American rock band the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

. It contains the complete concert from May 14, 1974, at the

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in Missoula, Montana. It was produced as a limited edition of 14,000 numbered copies, and was released on February 1, 2014. The album documents the only concert performed by the Grateful Dead in Montana.

Critical reception

In '' Rolling Stone'', Will Hermes wrote, "on this era-epitomizing set, recorded at the University of Montana, he Grateful Dead areon point.

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

's wah-wah and Keith Godchaux's

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pull jams into Miles Davis free funk territory; vocalist Donna Godchaux adds signature off-notes; and the slow stuff shines brightest." On NPR, Milo Miles said, "this does seem like an exceptional Grateful Dead gig. Many even very strong Dead shows have a period where the band's impulses get out of sync and the momentum gets lost for a few, or quite a few, minutes. That doesn't happen here, even in the extended "Weather Report Suite" that incorporates " Dark Star" and "China Doll." Just as surprising, keyboardist Keith Godchaux and his wife, singer Donna, are at their most precise and restrained; their ability to enrich the band's sound is evident." On AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote, "Saying the band was deep into one of its jammier phases would be a tremendous understatement, with the set list getting into exploratory versions of crowd favorites like " Jack Straw" as well as a stunning rendition of "Weather Report Suite" that blurs into a particularly epic "Dark Star", as well as some of the most jazz-influenced playing the Dead would branch into that year on "

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self-t ...

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Track listing

;Disc 1 :''First set:'' #"Bertha" (

Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...

) – 6:15 #"

Me and My Uncle "Me and My Uncle", often also written as "Me & My Uncle," is a song composed by John Phillips (musician), John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and popularized in versions by Judy Collins and the Grateful Dead. It relates the journey of a narr ...

" ( John Phillips) – 3:15 #"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:39 #" Black-Throated Wind" (

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

, John Perry Barlow) – 6:52 #"

Scarlet Begonias "Scarlet Begonias" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. The live debut of "Scarlet Begonias" came on March 23, 1974 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The song begins in ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:21 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:44 #" Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:18 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:18 #"

Mexicali Blues Mexicali Blues may refer to: * Mexicali Blues (company), an American company founded in 1988 * "Mexicali Blues" (song), a 1972 song by Grateful Dead {{Disambiguation ...

" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:39 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:46 ;Disc 2 #" Big River" (

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) – 5:21 #"Brown-Eyed Woman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:13 #"

" (Weir,

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

, Hunter) – 20:49 :''Second set:'' #

"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48 #" El Paso" ( Marty Robbins) – 4:44 #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:52 ;Disc 3 #"Weather Report Suite" – 16:08 #*"Prelude" (Weir) #*"Part I" (Weir, Eric Andersen) #*"Part II (Let It Grow)" (Weir, Barlow) #" Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Bill Kreutzmann,

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

, Ron McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 26:39 #"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:52 #" Promised Land" ( Chuck Berry) – 3:46 #" Not Fade Away" > ( Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 6:15 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:58 :''Encore:'' #

" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:50

Personnel

;Grateful Dead *

– guitar, vocals * Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals * Keith Godchaux – keyboards * Bill Kreutzmann –

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– electric bass, vocals *

– guitar, vocals ;Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ryan Wilson *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Kidd Candelario *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Tony Millionaire *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Archival research: Nicholas Merriwether *Photography: John Conroy, Richard Pechner *Liner notes: David Lemieux

References

{{Grateful Dead 2014 live albums 09 Rhino Entertainment live albums