Final
Wednesday, September 18, 1991
New York, NY · Madison Square Garden
Notable Moment
MSG 9-night residency closes
Sept 8-18, 1991 — the longest residency at a single venue in the band's career. Hornsby + Vince fully integrated, the audience pulsing through the new lineup's identity.
Show stats
- Wednesday
- Day 261 of 1991
- Show #
- 62 of 78
- Era
- Final
- Keys
- Vince + Bruce
- Recordings
- 10
- Top rating
- ★ 4.00 (2)
- Best source
- SBD
- Total dl
- 34,265
- Songs played
- 18 · 3 sets
Curator Score
How this is computed →From the Curator's listening journal · 1 entry
- Listened Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Archive
Last night of a nine night MSG run. Very nice Midnight Hour to start. We get a Mobile which is nice and easy. Really pretty solo on Row Jimmy. We also get a nice Crazy Fingers on this show. First half of the show is really laid back. They are probably tired after nine nights. Seamless Playing in the Band into Terrapin which is pretty cool. That leads right into Drums/Space. Brokedown Palace for encore.
From the tapers · archive.org · 3
- ★★★★★ · Comfortable And At-Ease · Evan S. Hunt · 2007
On this particular night the band sounds as if they were fully-rested, particularly comfortable, and totally at ease in the presence of the faithful at MSG in NYC ~ the world's greatest Grateful Dead town. Every song is well-played. They sound so relaxed. They sound like there was no pressure on them to play well.
- ★★★★★ · thought '91 was where the beginning of the end? listen up · theunseen · 2013
Just got done giving this one a spin after kinda hating on the Hornsby years. For a while though, I've found that a lot of my favorite JGB shows all come out of this special summer '91. For those familiar with the more widely noted 1990 tour, this is a perfect introduction to the final, and in many ways most mature, incarnation of the GD. I know what you're thinking, but just play this smoker (or any of the MSG run from this year really) and you're in for pure ear candy.
- ★★★★★ · Midnite Hour Birhtday Show · TripleBass · 2019
This was my Birthday show and to this day, whenever I hear Midnight Hour I smile! missed the first few notes waiting on my friends ( Jay and Lisa; you know who you are!) Still, probably in my top 3 shows! Many years later, I now play drums in a great bar band-Exile On Broad Street- and in the Wall Street Dead Head monthly Jam- thanks Momma Bear Deb, for real good times. Happy birthday to me and everyone else who shares this day!
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Setlist
Set 1
Set 2
Encore
Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)
Recordings on archive.org · 10
Best source
gd1991-09-18.150636.sbd.pearson-healy.miller.flac2496
SBD > Cassette Master (TDK SA-X100) · 1,442 dl
Compare all 10 sources
- gd1991-09-18.150636.sbd.pearson-healy.miller.flac2496SBD > Cassette Master (TDK SA-X100) · 1,442 dl
- gd1991-09-18.150680.sbd.cm.miller.flac16SBD > Cassette Master (TDK SA-X100) · 1,419 dl
- gd1991-09-18.152268.sennme88.rogosa.miller.sirmick.flac1648Source: Sennheiser ME88's > Sony TCD-D7 > DAT Master (48k) · 755 dl
- gd1991-09-18.167540.me88.rogosa.flac16442x Senn ME88s (stand, OTS) > TCD-D3 > line out > TCD-D5 (Dolby B) · 200 dl
- gd1991-09-18.167541.me88.rogosa.flac24962x Senn ME88s (stand, OTS) > TCD-D3 > line out > TCD-D5 (Dolby B) · 215 dl
- gd1991-09-18.dmtx.hansokolow.110645.flac16This is a matrix of these sources: SBD: shnid=2788 (DSBD -> DAT -> CD -> EAC -> SHN) // DAUD: shnid=97391 (B&K 4011 110 degrees ORTF > Neumann BS 48i-2> Modified Sony TCD D-10 Pro) · 3,577 dl
- gd1991-09-18.fob.brennecke-young.GEMS.97391.flac16B&K 4011 110 degrees ORTF > Neumann BS 48i-2> Modified Sony TCD D-10 Pro Recording Location: FOB · ★ 4.00 · 4,084 dl
- gd1991-09-18.nak300.gidley.andrewf.121805.flac2448OTS AUD: 2x Nakamichi CM300 w/CP4 shotguns > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell MX90/100, w/no Dolby. Taped by Ted Gidley. · 2,250 dl
- +2 more on archive.org