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The time has come.
Reviewed By:
Coconut Phil
This will be a great edition to my vault, really looking forward to playing these shows. Our time to jam has come. Live free, lets hope the wars will end and peace will come.
Phil in SC. 3/18/08
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Fasten Your Seat Belts
Reviewed By:
PHILIP WOLF
I have a Low-Quality Cassete Tape of the 11/11/73 Second Set. I was lucky enough to Trade for this Tape back in the Mid 1980's, and it is without doubt One of the Finest Sets of Grateful Dead Music that you are gonna get from the Vault. This One has 'Classic' written all over it...Sign me up for this One, Winterland was my favorite place to see The Dead, and as I missed this Run of November 73, I am ready to take a ride with this one...Dark Star, Dark Star, Dark Star !!!
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april fools day merry prankster
Reviewed By:
alden counsell
wow!!!9 *stars* plus uno bonuso fenerrio psyched ordered 13 march sent april 1 every winterland show wow111!!! nov.73run wowww!!! 2 nd day air rec. apr.3 april fools surprise!!! java tweek joe cya n.b. mass.
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Broken leg shows
Reviewed By:
Zomby D Wulf
Oh how I do remember these shows, I had just spent 10 months in the Hospital for a Motorcycle wreak and was still in a full leg cast and on crutches, but I was still up front in the Phil zone for all 3 shows . I have been waiting a long time for these.What great memories. Fresh crab, french bread, and wine at Aliotos on the warf, then shows to rival any others.
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winterland 1973 t bonus
Reviewed By:
fatboylivesinusa
wow good vibes to all who had a hand in this project it is a very well put together piece of grateful dead history from the graphics on the box and the booklet is beyound perfection evrey detail is of days gone by. the music is crisp and clean and all the little exrtas were appricated i am glad i did buy this before it is gone forever dont think just do it buy this for your collection. i will cherrish this set as my late parents gave me the tickets to all 3 shows for my bd in 73. thanks mom and dad i miss you but will think of you every time i listen to this fantastic set of dead history. peace
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Exactly Perfect!!
Reviewed By:
Mr.Mcdooglefish
This is the most exactly perfect box set of complete run of shows ever! The sound is awesome, the packaging is awesome. Ok! i'm a little excited, but don't wait, you'll need add this to your collection a.s.a.p. before it's gone.
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Thank you,
Reviewed By:
Wally Gator
This is the Kinda stuff that people refer to as the Good 'ol Grateful Dead! It sounds like they're feelin' right at home. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,
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Great
Reviewed By:
James
This set is awsome! But the outer box design is a little lame. The design above should have been the front of the box.
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This will be hard to top...
Reviewed By:
Stephen J. Butler
From the intricate packaging, to the "extras," to the crystal clear and phenomenal music within, Winterland 1973 is arguably the greatest Vault release put out to date. My only gripe is the use of cardboard sleeves instead of digipaks.
This will be hard to top, but I can't wait to see them try! How about a massive Europe '72 run?
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thats what I'm talkin about!
Reviewed By:
jensenjohn
Just got the box set today when I czame home for lunch break! Like an early xmas present! Sounds great, Saturday show tops, wish I were there! Every time I hear a GD release for the 1st time, its like coming home, putting on some comfy clothes, and firing up. Probably cause thats exactly what I do!
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This Is The Coolest Box Set Ever
Reviewed By:
mike stewart
The Box Set Is Flawless.Once You Look Threw It You Can See How Much Work Went Into Making It A Cool design.As Far As The Show's The Sound Is Great And As Well Of The Additude And Performence Of The Band.This Is A Better Box Set Than The Filmore West Set!!! Thanx
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Great box
Reviewed By:
Bookah
Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Well worth the money! Shows are great, packaging excellent. All in all, looks like you got everything "exactly perfect" this time.
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Winterland 73 Box Set: Sound quality not the best
Reviewed By:
HERR DOKTOR
Yes, the long awaited Winterland '73 shows. The insert mentions these discs were made from 2-track tapes and that they "you will find this reproduction better than any other two-track recording of this vintage..." Yeah, well that's true but it ain't sayin' much. This set doesn't come close to the FW '69 box of a few years back. Too much crowd/background noise, voices, especially Jerry, are nearly inaudible in spots. But the music is outstanding as I knew it would be. Is this worth $100? Probably. Am I a bit disappointed? Yes. Enjoy, it's better than tapes.
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happyhappyjoyjoymerryprankster
Reviewed By:
alden counsell
rec.april3 incredible art work extras cooooool !!!felt like a little boy on x-mas morning dew sandwichedbetween playin'unclejohn'sjam shweet wow!!! stillsampling everythinsshweeeeet box(case) trippy good ol' grateful dead what else!!!cya java tweek joe n.b. mass.peace love JAH RULES!!!
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Good but could be better
Reviewed By:
stopbath
The music is great, but compared to the other times the dead played Winterland, this run is overrated!! Listen to the GD Movie soundtrack and closing at Winterland. In my opinion those shows were much better and more inspiring!! This box set is mellow and laid back. If that is your thing, then this will be heaven. I do not understand why Rhino did not pick the best three or four nights from the late fall tour of 73. I mean the Dead played El Paso Texas (the one and only time in history)!! I enjoy this box, but maybe I am not a 1973 deadhead. Buy it, support the folks at Rhino, the remaining members of the DEAD, you might like it, that is what matters anyway, not my opinion of it!!
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Winterland 1973
Reviewed By:
Albrecht
This is just so nice - from the case to the music! I need a Grateful Dead-holliday to be able to take it all in...it will provide joy for weeks to come...essential in any decent dead-collection. Thanx!
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Winterland 1973
Reviewed By:
Francesco Banterle
The box arrived on 23.04.2008.
I have no words simply fantastic great edition
10 stars
Many Thanks
Francesco Italy 04/24/2008
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Great shows
Reviewed By:
HomebrewingDeadHead
I think the music and the shows are pretty strong here. I agree that in a many places, Jerry's voice is very quiet - could be louder. Some great stuff on here. So many standouts, too many to name. Great box set and tons of good music in here. One gripe is Donna. I know she gets slammed alot, but in the early years with the Dead, I don't think she added any value. I love Playin' in the Band, but it's hard to listen to her scream and shriek on this song. I wish they could edit her out or just lower her vocals. Too often she overtakes Bobby and Jerry in many songs and that is not a good thing IMO.
Overall - great box set, great shows and a decent price IMO. It comes to $10 a CD with the bonus disc.
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Good Ol' Grateful Dead
Reviewed By:
mountainlynx
WOW! Well worth the wait! One of the most interesting and perhaps understated Dark Stars ever! Laid back!!! Thumpin' Phil licks! What are you waiting for? Buy it!
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What more can be said?
Reviewed By:
Dave McRoberts
Awesome sounding, awesome packaging, awesome band! Thank you Rhino and GDP! :)
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Early 70's and the late 70's were something else...
Reviewed By:
kcazzie21
Besides being the year my wife and I made it legal, these were also some of the best yrs for the G8ful Dead... There were others but the wall of sound and Wake of the Flood around that time just came out... Know what, they were all good...!... Even the last shows we saw at Soldier Field in Chicago that fatal yr...
I never thought back then that my wife and I would be seeing Lesh some 35 yrs later on the water front in Chicago... Everyone have a wonderful safe summer...
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Great!
Reviewed By:
Kirk McElhearn
I'm surprised there are so few reviews. This is a great set. Three three-hour shows, plus a bonus disc. Prime 73 Dead. What more do you want?
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whoda THUNKIT`
Reviewed By:
walter diffee
damn dead doin it yet again.
great venue. fun time
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Over the top!
Reviewed By:
borncrosseyed56
Thanks for this official release of an excellent run of shows. Nice packaging, too.
A MUST HAVE!
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could be the best ever
Reviewed By:
DarkStarr1971
this set of music is the most listend to set of Grateful Dead music i own, the tone on every song played is perfect, they have that 70s sweetness, i listen to it daily, i think this could be the best set of shows in there history! and im a big fan. who has seen my share of shows.
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There's nothing for the head like the good ol' Grateful Dead
Reviewed By:
Grateful Jerry
An excellent three night run with amazing sound quality. The first night tends to get written off which is unfortunate as it's as good as the following two nights. There are also a few songs which so far hasn't shown up to much on official releases like The Race Is On. A must have for any head.
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message to stopbath...
Reviewed By:
drchampagne
Regarding your quote"Listen to the GD Movie soundtrack and closing at Winterland": With all due respect, having attended all 4 shows culled for the GeeDee Movie, the closing of Winterland '78/'79 & every show in this particular run (& every GeeDee show at Winterland between NYE '72 & the closing), there's not one night from the "last one's" in '74 at Winterland (prior to the hiatus of '75) nor closing night that get close to the raging intensity & pristine renderings of tunes reached by the band during this run--like night & day. I think you may have hadta be there to experience first hand the marked difference. On paper the later dates with additional material not yet penned in '73 look to be preferable documents. But the reality is, at this particular period in time, the band had just released their debut effort on their own Grateful Dead Records label, "Wake of the Flood" & were obviously very fired up about it & horny to blow it out for the hometown crowd.
You are correct in your assertion that later in '73 was formidable. This was a growth spurt period unlike anything the band would experience ever again & at this point the shows steadily improved into mid '74. Splitting hairs to be sure as all of this is exciting stuff by anyone's measure!
Cheers.
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Disappointed !!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed By:
shineon
I was so happy when I received this set of shows in the mail thinking it was going to sound like the Closing of Winterland or the Grateful Dead Movie but I listen to it was the total opposite of what I thought it was going to sound like, very basic Grateful Dead no intense sounds or jams like the other fan said very mellow. A lot of great songs and shows I hoped it would be better but its great to have its part of their history, Support everybody to keep the Grateful Dead going, this is a great website !!!!!!
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The Best Box set ever!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed By:
shineon
I couldnt believe when I received my box set , I immediately put the cd into play and I was in Grateful Dead heaven this is the best recording ever !!!!!!!!!!!!
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if just to show a little graditude
Reviewed By:
lilgr8fool
put buying this off/ or saved it up till now
& happy to hear the run so well spread out over the 3 nights still coming with the bonus disc and free gitfts too.
thanks!!
it sounds fantastic as many have said here already.
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'73
Reviewed By:
steven schweitzer
I love the 11/11 Dark Star
the sound quality to me is great
a couple Eyes
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One SUPER X-mas gift...
Reviewed By:
jason good
...oh how happy I am w/ my wife for getting me this! This show is spectacular and I can't believe I actually read someone complaining about the sound on it-YOUR nutz!!! This sounds great-maybe its your equipt.! Anyway, thanks to my great wife and the people who took the PAINFUL time to put this beautiful thing together, I realize what it took! Keep 'em comin' PLEASE be KIND! -Came w/ FREE stuff too. A t-shirt as a free gift, that is sweet, but way too small...sending it back for an exchange of a bigger size, hope its hassle free! They emailed me back and said it would..we'll see->Happy New.Yr. everyone!!
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Winterland 1973:The Complete Recordings
Reviewed By:
Tony Shillings
Best. Box set. Ever.
This has been a review.
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Winterland 73' sweet as can be.
Reviewed By:
DarkStarr1971
This box set should be a template for box sets to come full shows, with all the nights from the venue. 1973 was a great year, they sound so fine in late 73' Jerrys singing was so sweet, and his licks carry you away right back to Winterland in 1973! wow this whole set was done with class the artwork by Emek was topnotch also they went all out on this one! lets hope they dont forget how they did it, if they put out every box set just like they did this one the Dead Heads would be seen levatating all over the stratosphere with big smiles on there faces! hey there goes my dog hes up here too and hes got a smile on face also, he digs this one too!!
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The Great Box Set ?
Reviewed By:
shineon
Don't you think the Grateful Dead 73 box set is different of the Dead of the 80s , it seems the Dead played quicker and more advanced then in 73. The Winterland 73 box set sounded much much slower and basic, it was disappointing but someone said its like the ole Grateful Dead !.
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What A Savings!!
Reviewed By:
Mike Thompson
Wow! Now that the price has dropped a whopping five bucks, I can afford to buy several!!
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DEAD playing 100% inspired
Reviewed By:
michael silva
i have been a deadhead for along time and have listened to alot of live dead music i have to say these guys are playing 100% inspired from jerry adding extra notes and solos every chance he gets to everyone joning in on the choruses especially jerrys voice is strong i thought at first to be kind of a gamble to buy a 95 dollar box set without being able to sample the songs but i have never been happier with any other live dead music that ive ever purchased.and as much as the music is what i bought this winterland 73 set for ,the artwork ,extra cincinnati dec.4th 1973 cd ,the booklet and of course the good ol grateful dead pin are awsome!!!!would recommend this set to anyone who really loves live dead!!!completely worth the price!!
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Great Stuff
Reviewed By:
Rum
I really have enjoyed this release as much as any I have ever had from dead.net. Please release some more 3 night box sets. I will buy them. :P
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mind blowing 73
Reviewed By:
mike janik
cant believe i finally have this i held off because it was 100 bucks i was at best buy getting the new terripin cd and there it was this is the box set from heaven every thing about it is cool i love 73 and 74 the best they lowered the price a litte too man i love 73
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groovin
Reviewed By:
mark victor
purchased on 4/20, couldn't resist, and like a lot of wise people are saying: fall 73 is where it's at:> I also think that the sound and mix is as good,if not better, than the Dick picks 73 releases. Play it loud and enjoy
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A great addition
Reviewed By:
samadams757
to anyone's collection. I found it at Best Buy and it was only 84.99 with no shipping! You can't beat instant gratification. I should have bought it when it was first released, but couldn't afford it then ....
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I Need a Time Machine
Reviewed By:
Christopher Poehler
This is a great 3 night session from a time when the Dead were on fire! I wish i had a time machine so i could go back and see these shows. My favorite night has to be the Nov. 10 show, its amazing!
And the packaging is also great and fun to look at while you listen to the music. Just get this box set and enjoy!
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Great Music, Weak Engineering
Reviewed By:
James Savage
First the good news. The set lists from these 1973 shows are wonderful, and the performances themselves are excellent, from an excellent year for the Band. All the classics from this period are here, and of course comparing the three shows is great fun. The Saturday night effort is particularly stellar. Now the bad news. Take very seriously the subtle warning that these concerts were recorded on two-track tape. Even the recent engineering efforts to bring these tapes alive is disappointing. Although the sound from the instruments is acceptably clear, the Band's voices are mostly lost in the mix. Bobby, in particular, sounds like he is singing in a long, distant, tunnel. The packaging cannot make up for the sound. Imagine some of the weaker engineering efforts from "Dick's Picks" or "Road Trips," and you get the idea. If you want to hear the Dead at Winterland from this time period, you are much better off buying the five-CD Dead "Movie Soundtrack" from 1974. You will save a lot of money, hear the same songs, and benefit from superior engineering and recording technology.