Saturday, January 31, 1970

This is a great show and there are two reasons to appreciate it. One, is that this the show just after the infamous bust which inspired the classic "Trucking". Two, although the band had begun to play some acoustic material late 69, this is the first 'Acoustic Dead' show of 1970, possibly because Phil's busted amp, possibly not, but whatever spurned the 'Acoustic Dead', it is the hallmark of 1970 shows and reveals the band's urge to step out of a pure psychedelic sound and back into their folk…

I introduced this show. I worked for the college radio station in Lafayette, LA from 1968 to 1983. I had hitchhiked to New Orleans and volunteered to work as a stagehand for Beaver Productions. Little did I know it would forshadow my future. I still work with some of those guys! My cut up impressions of this concert are recorded at http://cmcottrell.tripod.com/curtxt/id28.html Other record reviews are at http://cmcottrell.tripod.com/deconscription/id133.html