''Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3'' is a two-CD live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. The seventh in their "Road Trips" series of albums, it was recorded on June 16, 1974, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

, and on June 18, 1974, at

Freedom Hall Freedom Hall is a multi-purpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is best known for its use as a basketball arena, previously serving as the home ...

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. A third, bonus disc included with some copies of the album was recorded at the same two concerts. The album was released on June 18, 2009. The cover of ''Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3'' depicts the

Wall of Sound The Wall of Sound (also called the Spector Sound) is a music production formula developed by American record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer Larry Levine and the conglomerate of session ...

. This was the very large and powerful concert sound system being used by the Grateful Dead at the time of these shows. It was composed of more than 600 speakers, powered by dozens of amplifiers. Each musical instrument had its own dedicated array of speakers. The Wall of Sound provided a superior sonic environment for Dead concert audiences of that era.

Track listing

Disc One

''State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 6/16/74'' #"

China Cat Sunflower "China Cat Sunflower" is a song performed by the Grateful Dead which was first recorded for their third studio album ''Aoxomoxoa''. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. The song was typically sung by J ...

" > ( Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 10:36 #"

I Know You Rider "I Know You Rider" (also "Woman Blues" and "I Know My Rider") is a traditional blues song that has been adapted by numerous artists. Modern versions can be traced back to Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Deceitful Brownskin Blues", which was released as ...

" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:52 #"

The Race Is On "The Race Is On" is a song written by Don Rollins (not to be confused with the Don Rollins who co-wrote " It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" for Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) and made a hit on the country music charts by George Jones and on the pop ...

" (Don Rollins) – 3:23 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 20:09 #"Big River" ( Johnny Cash) – 5:42 #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:35 #"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 28:53

Disc Two

''Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74'' #"Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:34 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:27 #"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:02 #"Weather Report Suite" > ( Bob Weir,

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, ...

John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for th ...

) – 16:19 #"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:28 #"The Other One" > (Weir) – 15:46 #"It's a Sin Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 3:18 #"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:27

Bonus Disc

''Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74'' ''State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 6/16/74'' ''Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74'' During the "China Cat Sunflower" jam, Jerry Garcia briefly plays the melody to "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

Personnel

Grateful Dead

* Jerry Garcia –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Donna Jean Godchaux Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer who was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 until 1979. Biography Donna Jean Thatcher was born in Florence, Alabama. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a sessi ...

– vocals *

Keith Godchaux Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was a pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Biography Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Concord, California ...

–

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...

– drums * Phil Lesh –

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, vocals * Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

*Produced by Grateful Dead *Compilation produced by David Lemieux and Blair Jackson *CD mastering by Jeffrey Norman *Recording by Kidd Candelario *Liner notes essay "The Wall of Sound" by Dennis McNally *Archival research by Eileen Law *Cover art by Scott McDougall *Wall of Sound diagram by Mary Ann Mayer *Photos by Kirk Drange, Ray Ellingsen, Lexie Alexander May, and Richard Pechner *Package design by Steve Vance

Concert set lists

The complete set lists for the June 16 and 18, 1974 concerts were: June 16, 1974, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa: *First Set: "Bertha", " Mexicali Blues", "Row Jimmy", "Beat It On Down the Line", " Scarlet Begonias", "

Black-Throated Wind "Black-Throated Wind" is the second song from Grateful Dead member Bob Weir's solo debut, '' Ace''. The song was written by Weir and lyricist John Perry Barlow about the experiences Barlow had on a road trip from New York City to San Francisco in 1 ...

", "

Sugaree "Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album '' Garcia'', which was released in January 1972. As with the songs on the re ...

", "

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", "It Must Have Been the Roses", "Jack Straw", "

"*, "

Around and Around "Around and Around" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. It originally appeared under the name "Around & Around" as the B-side to the single " Johnny B. Goode". Cover versions The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stone ...

" *Second Set: "U.S. Blues"*, "

"*, "Eyes of the World"*, "Big River"*, "Playing in the Band"* *Third Set: "Tennessee Jed", " Me and My Uncle", "Deal"**, "Greatest Story Ever Told"**, "Ship of Fools", "

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' . Jake Wo ...

"**, "Nobody's Jam"**, "Wharf Rat"**, "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad"** *Encore: "Casey Jones" June 18, 1974, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky: *First Set: "

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

", "It Must Have Been the Roses", "Black-Throated Wind", "Ramble On Rose", "Beat It On Down the Line", "Loser", "Mexicali Blues", "Eyes of the World"*, "China Doll"*, "Around and Around"** *Second Set: "Loose Lucy"*, "El Paso", "Row Jimmy", "Weather Report Suite"*, "Jam"*, "The Other One"*, "It's a Sin Jam"*, "Stella Blue"*, "Big River", "Tennessee Jed", " Sugar Magnolia"** *Encore: "

Morning Dew "Morning Dew," also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew," is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post- nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded live as ...

"** * appears on ''Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3''
** appears on bonus disc

Notes

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