''Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1'' is two-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, ...
. The fifth in their "Road Trips" series of albums, it was recorded at
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
in
New York City on September 18, 19, and 20, 1990. It was released on December 10, 2008.
A third, "bonus" disc, recorded on September 18, 1990, was included with early shipments of the album.
Another Grateful Dead album recorded during the same run of concerts at Madison Square Garden is ''
Dick's Picks Volume 9''.
Track listing
Disc One
:September 20, 1990
:September 19, 1990
*An excerpt of "Jam" was previously released on the CD accompanying Phil Lesh's memoir ''"Searching for the Sound"'' as "Trio Jam with Bruce Hornsby"
Disc Two
:September 20, 1990
:September 18, 1990
Bonus Disc
:September 18, 1990
#"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:34
#"Picasso Moon" (Weir, Barlow, Bob Bralove) – 7:34
#"To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:43
#"Eyes of The World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 17:57
#"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 12:59
#"Foolish Heart" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:25
#"Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 10:36
*An edited version of "Jam" was previously released on ''
So Many Roads (1965–1995)
''So Many Roads (1965–1995)'' is a five- disc box set by the Grateful Dead. Primarily consisting of concert recordings from different periods of the band's history, it also contains several songs recorded in the studio. All but one of the ...
'' as "Jam Out of Foolish Heart"
Personnel
Musicians
*
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 ...
–
lead guitar,
vocals
*
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 ...
–
drums
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*
Bruce Hornsby –
piano,
accordion
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, vocals
*
Bill Kreutzmann – drums
*
Phil Lesh
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After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...
–
electric bass, vocals
*
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 ...
–
rhythm guitar
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, vocals
*
Vince Welnick –
keyboards
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* Computer keyboard
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** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
, vocals
Production
*Produced by Grateful Dead
*Compilation produced by
David Lemieux and Blair Jackson
*Recorded by
Dan Healy
*Edited and mastered by Jeffrey Norman at Garage Audio Mastering, Petaluma CA
*Cover art by Scott McDougall
*Photos by Susana Millman and Bob Minkin
*Package design by Steve Vance
*Liner notes written by Dan Levy
Concert set lists
The complete set lists for the September 18, 19 and 20, 1990 concerts at Madison Square Garden were:
September 18, 1990:
*First Set: "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo"**, "New Minglewood Blues", "Loser", "Picasso Moon"**, "Row Jimmy", "Loose Lucy", "Desolation Row", "To Lay Me Down"**, "
Promised Land"
*Second Set: "Eyes of the World"**, "Estimated Prophet"**, "Foolish Heart"**, "Jam"**, "Drums", "Space", "The Other One", "The Wheel", "Sugar Magnolia"
*Encore: "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"*
September 19, 1990:
*First Set: "Jack Straw", "Bertha", "Me & My Uncle", "Big River", "It Must've Been the Roses", "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again", "Help on the Way", "Slipknot!", "Franklin's Tower"
*Second Set: "Playing in the Band"*, "Ship of Fools"*, "Playing in the Band"*, "Uncle John's Band"*, "Let It Grow"*, "Jam"*, "Drums", "Space", "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad", "Stella Blue", "Around and Around"
*Encore: "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)"
September 20, 1990:
*First Set: "Feels Like a Stranger", "Althea", "It's All Over Now", "Ramble On Rose", "El Paso", "Brown-Eyed Women", "Greatest Story Ever Told", "U.S. Blues"
*Second Set: "
Truckin'"*, "China Cat Sunflower"*, "I Know You Rider"*, "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", "Drums", "Space"*, "Dark Star"*, "Playing in the Band (reprise)"*, "Dark Star"*, "Throwing Stones"*, "Touch of Grey"*
*Encore: "Turn On Your Lovelight"*
* appears on ''Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1 ''
** appears on bonus disc
References
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Road Trips albums
2008 live albums
Albums recorded at Madison Square Garden