Truckin Up to Buffalo July 4 1989 Review

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(More customer reviews)While I am neither a Deadhead nor a Dead Detractor, I do appreciate good music done by great musicians. With so much exterior baloney and cultural hoo-ha surrounding the Dead, a lot of people forget how hard they worked at becoming world class musicians. They succeeded. What comes across more than anything on this wonderfully mastered recording is the amount of energy that they had this night. When complimenting the Dead, everyone singles out Jerry's Guitar, Bob W.'s vocals and rhythms, or the two drummers working as one. Myself, I tip my hat to Phil Lesh. He anchors it all while retaining a great sense of melody on an instrument that many take for granted. Listen to the way he walks up and down during Row Jimmy. At some points he is going the opposite direction of Garcia and they still blend perfectly. Other times he takes the lead. He propels the song forward until it assumes its own direction. It is beautiful and expressive bass playing. Rhino is to be commended for the work they have put into preserving the live legacy of the Dead. The packaging is a crack-up.

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A classic July 4th concert is brought to life in HDCD Sound on the first of three historic live releases celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. Drawn from arguably the band's strongest tour of their last 15 years on the road, the two-disc Truckin' Up To Buffalo features the entire concert at Rich Stadium on July 4, 1989. Favorites include "Bertha," "Touch Of Grey," "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," "Morning Dew," and "U.S. Blues."

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