![]() ![]() ![]() The SBD source is kind of 'hot,' especially the second set. I ran the AUD source through iZotope RX's Declip function subsequent to speed-correcting it. Fine-tune syncing was done in Logic Pro 9. I speed- and pitch-corrected the AUD source using the iZotope Radius algorithm. SBE's were fixed using Trader's Little Helper. Clean-up (mostly of clicks and pops in the AUD) was done using iZotope RX 3 Advanced. The sources were remastered and mixed in Logic Pro 9. I only retained the empty space between songs that appears on the AUD copy. The SBD copy is missing about 49 seconds at the end of "Eyes." The missing chunks are: (1) the first 20 seconds of "Ship of Fools," (2) 10 seconds of "Estimated Prophet," (3) 26 seconds of "Drums," and (4) 12 seconds of "Franklin's Tower." The AUD source was patched with the SBD naturally, I cut those patches. The AUD copy of the second set is missing several chunks of music, as detailed in the source info. That was you! I heard you last night, yelling 'China Cat.' Down there." "The bass isn't working because Phil Lesh is so stoned." "Were you yelling 'China Cat' all last night? Somebody was. Truly, 07/08/78 is an epic night by any measure. It may not be the best "Terrapin" they ever played, but even so, it's quite an encore! And as though it weren't enough, they segue (literally without missing a beat) from "Terrapin" into "One More Saturday Night." Despite having already played a complete show (and then some!), they stay on for a thumping, guttural "Werewolves of London." They were obviously enjoying themselves and were in no hurry to leave the stage. Then, as though wanting to launch into a whole new set, the boys proceed to trot out a "Terrapin Station" encore. The night kicks off with a breakneck "Bertha." The high energy established in the opener is kept up throughout the first set and into the second, which starts with a shimmering "Samson & Delilah." But the show catapults to the next level with Bobby's enigmatic pronouncement, "I'm moving to Australia." What follows is an extraordinary song-cycle that wends from a blistering "Estimated Prophet > Other One > Eyes of the World," through a novel early "Drums/Space," to a tour-de-force combination of "Wharf Rat > Franklin's Tower > Sugar Magnolia." They stomp and tear and growl their way through a setlist that is quietly but pleasantly unusual, down to the double encore, which includes three songs and ends with a rare version of "Werewolves of London." Whereas a show like Cornell '77 showcases the Dead at a peak of cool, polished professionalism (one they wouldn't approach again until Fall '89-Spring '90), the final show of their Summer '78 tour reveals a group who has traded in cool polish for raw power. For my money, 07/08/78 is a top-ten all-time show, perhaps even a top-five. Obviously, this project would have been impossible without their prior efforts. Thanks go to everyone who worked on and made available the sources used in this matrix. So here's a new, less AUD-heavy version of my earlier matrix. Why? Because I decided that at least some of my matrixes have too much AUD in the mix. I released a version of this show on September 30, 2013. ![]()
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