''Dave's Picks Volume 17'' is a three-CD live album by the 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 recorded on July 19, 1974 at

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. It was produced in a limited edition of 16,500 numbered copies, and released on February 1, 2016. Each year a different person creates the album cover art for the ''Dave's Picks'' albums. For 2016 the designated artist was Justin HeltonEverett, Matthew (January 21, 2016
"Local Designer Justin Helton Named 2016 Artist in Residence for the Grateful Dead's ''Dave's Picks'' Series"
''Knoxville Mercury''. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Depicted on the cover of ''Volume 17'' are two skeletons and the band's

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concert sound system.

Critical reception

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, writing on

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, said, "... the repertoire... doesn't distinguish this show as much as its muscular, elastic snap, where the band is equally eager to delve into funky murk and launch into outer space.... the real pleasure of the Fresno 1974 show is how it showcases everything the Dead could do at that moment—the burnished folk, the old-time rock & roll, the country and funk—and shows that the band was still finding ways to turn the whole thing inside out and back again."

Track listing

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

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 ...

, Robert Hunter) – 6:33 #"

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" (

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, John Barlow) – 4:06 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55 #"Beat It On Down the Line" (

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) – 3:45 #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:20 #" Me and Bobby McGee" ( Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 6:28 #"

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) – 8:52 #"

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" ( Marty Robbins) – 4:39 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:54 ;Disc 2 #"

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 s ...

" (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) – 29:14 :''Interlude:'' #

"Seastones" (

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 ...

Ned Lagin Ned Lagin (born March 17, 1948) is an American artist, photographer, scientist, composer, and keyboardist.Ned Lagin interview with David Gans, August 2001 in: Gans, David. Conversations with the Dead, The Grateful Dead Interview Book, Da Capo Pre ...

) – 15:13 :''Second set:'' #

"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:11 #"

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) – 3:11 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:54 #" Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:28 ;Disc 3 #"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:55 #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:55 #"Weather Report Suite" > – 18:47 #*"Prelude" (Weir) #*"Part 1" (Weir, Eric Andersen) #*"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) #"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:35 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:32 #"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:33 #" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:21

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

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

– electric bass, vocals *

– rhythm guitar, vocals Additional musicians *

– synthesizer and electronic keyboards on "Seastones" Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Associate Producers: Doran Tyson & Ivette Ramos *CD mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Kidd Candelario *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Justin Helton *Photos: Kirk West *Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether

References

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