Final

Tuesday, September 10, 1991

New York, NY · Madison Square Garden

Notable Moment

Branford Marsalis at MSG

The legendary ~17-minute Eyes of the World with Marsalis weaving sax through Garcia's MIDI guitar. One of the most-cited jam moments of the entire late-Dead era. Released on Dave's Picks Vol 23.

Show stats

Tuesday
Day 253 of 1991
Show #
56 of 78
Era
Final
Keys
Vince + Bruce / Vince
Recordings
26
Top rating
★ 5.00 (1)
Official release
30 Trips Around the Sun 1991
Top-rated tape
5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k)
Total dl
317,339
Songs played
19 · 3 sets
Show length
2h 44m
Longest track
Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower · 23:13

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Featured on: 30 Trips Around the Sun 1991

★ Curator's pick · MSG Night 3
“This show is b**** out awesome!”

Guest sit-in

Branford Marsalis — Branford joins for ~17-minute Eyes of the World — one of the most-cited jam moments of the entire Hornsby era and post-Brent Dead. Available on Dave's Picks Vol 23 (the September 1991 MSG run) and on Without a Net (1990 LP, which collected various 1990-91 Branford sit-ins).

From the Curator's listening journal · 1 entry

From the tapers · archive.org · 3
  • ★★★★★ · 5 stars all the way... · JoeShoe · 2009

    How someone could rate this less than 5 is a mystery to me. This is a 5 star show all the way for me, a desert island disc for sure. In fact, I rank this as the best post Keith and Donna show and rank the Help>Slip>Franklins as one of the ultimate expressions of the GD magic, EVER. Check out Phil on the Help. Jerry, Bruce and Branford contribute to an acid drenched and quite jazzy version of Slipknot, shades of B****** Brew era Miles Davis.

  • ★★★★★ · WOW!! · feellikeastranger · 2004

    my birthday on this night. i feel like the grateful dead gave me a gift at this show. when branford walked out and tuned up before shakedown i didnt think he was going to be there all night. but he was and it was one of the best post brent shows i have ever been to. i read the review in dead base and thought this guy is just jellous he didnt get in. every note from this show was crisp and clear and blissful. i'm sure the sound on this site is killer. no matter though, get it.

  • ★★★★★ · A night of nights · zleary · 2004

    Anyone whos reading reviews or downloading from this site knows that the Grateful Dead were the only ones who did that they did, not the best. On this particular night, they were the best band in the entire world playing at that moment in time. There is no question about it. Every version is one for the ages. Listen to Jerrys relationship with the song High Time, he sings it with a sage sort of weathered beautiful wisdom that can only be sung from 20 years of getting to know a tune.

Community reviews from archive.org, not the Curator.

Official release

Setlist

Set 1

  1. 1.Shakedown Street
  2. 2.C.C. Rider
  3. 3.It Takes a Train to Cry
  4. 4.Black-Throated Wind
  5. 5.High Time
  6. 6.Cassidy
  7. 7.Deal

Set 2

  1. 1.Help on the Way
  2. 2.Slipknot!
  3. 3.Franklin's Tower
  4. 4.Estimated Prophet
  5. 5.Dark Star
  6. 6.drums
  7. 7.space
  8. 8.Dark Star Reprise
  9. 9.I Need a Miracle
  10. 10.Standing on the Moon
  11. 11.Turn On Your Love Light

Encore

  1. 1.It's All Over Now

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 26

Top-rated source

gd1991-09-10.167383.5-1.tobin.flac1648

5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k) · ★ 5.00 (1 reviews) · 840 dl

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