Grateful Dead - 1991-12-31 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1991-12-31

Oakland Coliseum Arena

Oakland, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Hell In A Bucket

02. Candyman

03. Beat It On Down The Line

04. It Must Have Been The Roses

05. Black-Throated Wind

06. West L.A. Fadeaway

07. When I Paint My Masterpiece

08. Help On The Way > Slipknot! >

09. Franklin's Tower

2nd Set:

01. Not Fade Away* >

02. Eyes Of The World >

03. Estimated Prophet > Jam

04. Drums >

05. Space >

06. The Other One >

07. Wharf Rat >

08. Sugar Magnolia

Encore

01. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Grateful Dead - 1991-12-31 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

GD 1991 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring the Grateful Dead closing out 1991 on their home turf in Oakland,  This one is a sounsboard recording from December 31, 1991, 43 years ago today.  As the notes of Knocking on Heaven's Door faded, a long standing tradtion came to an end.  This would be the last time the Dead would ever play on New Year's Eve. With the passing of Bill Graham earlier that year, the man who had promoted, hosted and partcipated in these New Year's Extrvanganzas (Bill would always help ring in the New Year dressed in some ridiculous cosume!), The Dead decided to cease playing on December 31. Including this show, The Dead had played on New Year's Eve 22 times, with a run of 16 straight years from 1976 to 1991. Happy New Year!

Neville Brothers - 1986-12-31 - Oakland CA (SBD)

Neville Brothers 
1986-12-31
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, 
Oakland, CA 
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Hey Pocky Way
02. Africa
03. Fire On The Bayou
04. Midnight Key
05. Drift Away
06. Brother John > Iko Iko
07. Ain't No Use > Jam
08. Amazing Grace > Down By The Riverside > Amen
09. Big Chief

Opened for The Grateful Dead

Neville Brothers - 1986-12-31 - Oakland CA (SBD)

Nevilles 1986 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring the Nevilles leading in for the Grateful Dead to close out 1986. This one is a soundboard recording from December 31, 1986, 47 years ago today.

Southside Johnny - 1978-12-31 - Capitol Thetre, Passaic, NJ (FM)

Southside Johnny 

& the Asbury Jukes

1978-12-31

Capitol Theatre 

Passaic, NJ

WNEW-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. This Time Baby's Gone For Good 

02. I Played The Fool 

03. Without Love 

04. Fanny Mae 

05. Broke Down Piece Of Man 

06. Merry Christmas Baby 

07. Take It Inside 

08. She's Got Me Where She Wants Me

09. Auld Lang Syne  

10. This Time It's For Real 

11. Got To Get You Off Of My Mind 

12. 13. Talk To Me 

13. Lights Don't Shine 

14. Next To You 

15. Trapped Again 

16. Got To Be A Better Way Home

17. The Fever 

18. I Don't Want To Go Home  

19. Bring It On Home To Me 

20. Havin' A Party > Little Queenie 

21. Hearts Of Stone  

22. You Don't Know Like I Know 

23. When You Dance 

24. Stagger Lee 

Southside Johnny - 1978-12-31 - Capitol Thetre, Passaic, NJ (FM)

SSJ 1978 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back entry featuring Southside Jiohnny closing out 1978.  This one is a sounboard recording from December 31, 1978, 45 years ago today.

New Year's Eve Celebration At So Many Roads

As has been our tradition here at So Many Roads, we will bring you multiple shows later today to ring in the new year! 

This year, we'll bring you 3 concerts, which are the 2nd half of the back to back sets that started yesterday.

It all starts at 12 noon today, with a new show every 4 hours after that up until 8 pm. 

Enjoy the tunz and Happy New Year!

Grateful Dead - 1991-12-30 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1991-12-30

Oakland Coliseum Arena

Oakland, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Tuning

02. Touch Of Grey

03. Wang Dang Doodle

04. Row Jimmy

05. Big River >

06. Maggie's Farm

07. Ramble On Rose

08. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

09. Bird Song >

10. The Promised Land

2nd Set:

01. Tuning

02. China Cat Sunflower >

03. I Know You Rider

04. Samson And Delilah

05. Ship Of Fools

06. Saint Of Circumstance >

07. Dear Prudence Jam >

08. Drums >

09. Space >

10. The Last Time >

11. Stella Blue >

12. Turn On Your Lovelight

Encore:

01. Crowd & Tuning

02. The Weight

Grateful Dead - 1991-12-30 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

GD 1991 - Back To Back - #1:  As the Dead took the stage in Oakland on December 31, 1991, 32 years ago today., more than just the calendar year 1991 was about to end. The 2 shows in our Back To Back set also mark the end of an incredble 3 year run that started back in July 1989. The list of officially released show from this period is impressive to say the least:

• a show from Philadelphia from July 7, 1989
• the Giant Stadium Shows from July 9 and 10, 1989
• The 2 night stand at RFK Stadium from July 12 and 13, 1989
• the famed Warlock shows in Hampton Virginia on October 8 and 9, 1989 
• the Meadowlands NJ concert on October 16, 1989
• the Landover, Maryland show on March 15, 1990 
• the Knickerbocker arena run from March 24 to 26, 1990; 
• 2 (yes 2) box sets from Spring 1990, featuring every show from that tour - the only other tour to be released in its entirety besides Europe 1972
• a show from from Mountain View CA from June 16, 1990
• a show from from Pittsburgh from July 8, 1990
• the Madison Square Garden concerts from September 14 to 20, 1990. 
• a show from Paris from October 27, 1990 
• a show from Washington DC from June, 14, 1991
• the Giants Stadium shows from June 16 and 17, 1991
• a show from Pine Knob from June 20, 1991 
• a show from Madison Square Garden from September 10, 1991, featuring Bradford Marsalis
• a show from Boston Garden on September 25, 1991

The period marked the last great sutained run of the band's long strange trip.  With the passing of long time manager Bil Graham in fall 1991, Bruce Hornsby leaving the band in early 1992, and Garcia's second major illness, also in 1992, the band was never again able to quite hit those heights. Download this soundboard recording, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back entry.

Neville Brothers - 1986-12-30 - Oakland CA (SBD)

Neville Brothers 

1986-12-30

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, 

Oakland, CA 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Dance Your Blues Away

02. Mojo Hannah

03. Give Me The Beat Boys

04. Love The One You're With

05. instrumental

06. Fear, Hate, Envy, and Jealousy

07. Mardi Gras In New Orleans

08. You're The Only One

09. New Suit

10. Johnny B Goode > Making Love Underneath The Apple Tree > Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Opened for The Grateful Dead

Neville Brothers - 1986-12-30 - Oakland CA (SBD)

Nevilles 1986 - Back To Back - #1:  The Neville Brothers are one of those bands I learned to about through my affinity for the Grateful Dead. The Dead played both Iko Iko and Hey Pocky Way in concert, 2 tunes often found in the Neville's repertoire. Appropriately, therefore, we bring you a Back to Back entry featuring the Nevilles leading in for the Dead to close out 1986. This one is a soundboard recording from Oakland from December 30, 1986,  37 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the 2md half of this Back To Back entry.

Southside Johnny - 1978-12-30 - Capitol Thetre, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Southside Johnny 

& the Asbury Jukes

1978-12-30

Capitol Theatre 

Passaic, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. This Time Baby's Gone For Good

02. I Played The Fool

03. Sweeter Than Honey

04. Broke Down Piece Of Man

05. Merry Christmas Baby

06. This Time Its For Real

07. Without Love

08. Got To Get You Off My Mind

09. Talk To Me

10. Light Don't Shine

11. Light Don't Shine (continued)

12. Take It Inside

13. She Got Me Where She Wants Me

14. Trapped Again

15. Got To A Better Way Home

16. The Fever

17. I Don't Want To Go Home

18. Bring It On Home

19. Hearts of Stone

20. You Don't Know Like I Know

21. When You Dance

22. Stagger Lee

Southside Johnny - 1978-12-30 - Capitol Thetre, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

SSJ 1978 - Back To Back - #1: The New Jersey music scene rose to prominence in 1975 thanks to Bruce Springsteen. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes were the 2nd most famous act to emerge from that scene. Their first three albums, I Don't Want To Go Home (1976), This Time It's For Real (1977), and Hearts Of Stone (1978), were filled with Stax R&B influences. All 3 discs were produced and arranged by Steve Van Zandt, the group's co-founder, who also played guitar in Springsteen's E Street band. Van Zandt's tune, I Don't Want To Go Home, became Southside's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and sentimental lyrics. The band's repertoire also included The Fever, Talk to Me, This Time It's For Real, Love on the Wrong Side of Town, a wonderful cover of Sam Cooke's Having A Party, and the definitive version of Springsteen's Hearts of Stone. This soundboard recording caputures Soouthside during the height of their success, at the Capito;l Thetre on Passaic, NJ on Dece,ber 30, 1978, 45 uears ago today. Download this one, then com,e back tomorrow for the 2md half of this Back To Back entry.

Most Viewed Posts At So Many Roads in 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, here's a list of the most viewed posts on So Many Roads over the past 12 months! Thought folks might find this interesting as we wrap up another trip around the sun!

Bob Dylan, George Harrison & Ringo Starr - 1988-01-20 - New York, NY (SBD)

439

David Bowie - 1973-07-03 - London UK (SBD)

285

Jorma Kaukonen - 1982-11-06 - Alfred, NY (SBD)

275

Live 8 - 2005-07-02 - London, UK (FM)

265

Bob Dylan - 1980-11-16 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

253

The Who - 1982-12-17 - Toronto, Canada (SBD)

251

The Who - 1982-12-16 - Toronto, CA (SBD)

242

The Band - 1974-09-14 - London, UK (SBD)

236

Led Zeppelin - 1995-01-12 - New York, NY (SBD)

228

Allman Brothers Band - 1995-05-01 - New Orleans, LA (SBD)

226

Neil Young - 1976-11-22 - Boston, MA (late) (SBD)

224

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Summer Jam - 1973-07-28 - Watkins Glen, NY (SBD + AUD)

223

Simon & Garfunkel - 1967-01-02 - Buffalo NY (SBD)

220

The Blues Brothers - 1979-09-06 - Los Angels, CA (SBD)

216

Grateful Dead - 1974-08-06 - Jersey City, NJ (SBD)

215

Rolling Stones - 2022-06-05 - Munich, Germany (IEM)

211

Paul McCartney & Wings - 1973-07-10 - Newcastle (SBD)

205

John Sebastian - 1969-10-04 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

205

Grateful Dead - 1981-10-02 - London, UK (SBD)

204

Rolling Stones - 2006-04-05 - Nagoya, Japan (SBD)

204

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-29 - Raleigh, NC (SBD)

Gov't Mule 

1994-12-29

Lake Boone Country Club

Raleigh, NC 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Rocking Horse > 

02. Blind Man In The Dark > 

03. Mr. Big 

04. Chat & Tuning

05. Mother Earth 

06. Chat & Band Intros

07. End Of The Line 

08. Chat & Tuning

09. Monkey Hill > 

10. She's So Heavy Jam > 

11. Gambler's Roll 

12. The Same Thing 

13. Chat & Tuning

14. Left Coast Groovies > 

15. World Of Difference > 

16. Sin's A Good Man's Brother > 

17. Trane 

18. Encore Break

Encore:

19. Chat & Tuning

20. Just Got Pai

21. Don't Step On The Grass, Sam

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-29 - Raleigh, NC (SBD)

The Mule 1994 - Back To Back - #2:  As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring Gov't Mule in 1994.  This one is a soundboard recording from Raleigh from December 29, 1994, 29 years ago today.

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-28 - Asheville, NC (SBD)

Gov't Mule

1994-12-28

Be Here Now

Asheville, NC

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Rocking Horse > 

02. Blind Man In The Dark > 

03. Monkey Hill > 

04. She's So Heavy jam > 

05. Gambler's Roll

06. talking & tuning

07. In My Time Of Dying tease >

08. End Of The Line

09. The Same Thing

10. talking & tuning

11. Left Coast Groovies > 

12. World Of Difference (fade out) 

13. (fade in) World Of Difference (con't) > 

14. Sin's A Good Man's Brother > 

15. Trane > 

16. Third Stone jam > 

17. Mother Earth

18. talking & tuning

19. Just Got Paid

2nd Set:

20. talking & tuning

21. Mr. Big *

22. Steamroller Blues *+

23. talking/tuning

24. Dust My Broom (fade out) **

25. (fade in) Dust My Broom (con't) **> 

26. Look On Yonder Wall **> 

27. Dust My Broom **> 

28. Who Do You Love? **> 

29. Wang Dang Doodle **> 

30. Dust My Broom **

Encore:

31 tuning

32 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed ***

* Kelee Holland on vocals

** Jeff Lancaster on guitar and Kelee Holland on vocals

*** Mike Barnes and Howie Johnson on guitar, Chipper Lunsford on drums and Jabba The Hut on mouth harp

+ first time played

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-28 - Asheville, NC (SBD)

The Mule 1994 - Back To Back - #1: n 1994, Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody of The Allman Brothers Band launched a side project called Gov’t Mule. Haynes and Woody, who were fans of power trios such as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, recruited Matt Abts to handle the drums. The new band, affectionately known to its fans as The Mule, released their self titled debut album in October 1995. This soundboard recording captures The Mule about 10 months prior to the release of that disc, on December 28 1994, 29 years ago today, in Asheville.  Download his one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-28 - Anaheim, CA (SBD)

Bob Weir & Ratdog   

2001-12-28

House of Blues

Anaheim, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Jam >

02. Shakedown Street >

03. The Music Never Stopped >

04. Loose Lucy

05. K.C. Moan

06. Odessa

07. Victim Or The Crime >

08. Black-Throated Wind >

09. Bird Song

2nd Set:

01. Ashes And Glass >

02. Truckin >

03. This Time Forever >

04. Shade Of Grey >

05. The Other One >

06. The Wheel >

07. The Other One Jam >

08. Spanish Jam >

09. The Other One >

10. Bass & Drums >

11. Jam > St. Stephen >

12. The Eleven >

13. urn On Your Lovelight

ncore:

01. Brokedown Palace

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-28 - Anaheim, CA (SBD)

Ratdog 2001 - Back To Back - #3: : As promised yesterday, here's the 3rd and final post in our Back To Back set featuring Bob Weir and Ratdog in 2001. This one is a soundboard recording from Anaheim from December 28, 2001, 22 years ago today

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-27 - San Diego, CA (SBD)

Bob Weir & Ratdog

2001-12-27

4th and B

San Diego, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Jam >               

02. Feel Like A Stranger >        

03. Maggie's Farm >     

04. Youngblood >        

05. Easy Answers       

06. Love Supreme Jam >  

07. The Winners >      

08. When I Paint My Masterpiece >      

09. Bury Me Standing> 

10. Aiko Aiko        

2nd Set:

01. The In Crowd >      

02. Lucky Enough >      

03. Wrong Way Feeling > 

04. I Need a Miracle >  

05. Hell In A Bucket >  

06. Weather Report Suite: Prelude > Part One >     

07. Let It Grow>       (

08. bass and drum solos >           

09. Jam >               

10. Aiko Aiko >         

11. Two Djinn >         

12. Throwin Stones     

Encore:

01. US Blues    

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-27 - San Diego, CA (SBD)

Ratdog 2001 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd post in our Back To Back set featuring Bob Weir and Ratdog in 2001. This one is a soundboard recording from San Diego from December 27, 2001, 22 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the 3rd part of this set.

       

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-26 - Lav Vegas, NV (SBD)

Bob Weir & Ratdog
2001-12-26

House Of Blues
Las Vegas, NV 
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Jam > Dark Star > 
02. Jack Straw > 
03. Odessa
04. Me And My Uncle > 
05. Friend Of The Devil
06. Corrina > 
07. She Says > 
08. NEW Minglewood Blues > 
09. Corrina

2nd Set:
01. Even So > 
02. October Queen > The Deep End > 
03. Matilda Mother > 
04. Tomorrow Never Knows > 
05. Matilda Mother > 
06. Uncle John's Band > 
07. Estimated Prophet > 
08. The Other One Jam > 
09. Jam > 
10. Dark Star > 
11. Sugar Magnolia

Encore 
01. Touch Of Grey

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2001-12-26 - Lav Vegas, NV (SBD)

Ratdog 2001 - Back To Back - #1:  During the late 1980s, Bob Weir teamed up with bassist Rob Wasserman and the duo toured for seven years under names such as Weir/Wasserman and Scaring the Children. In 1994, Weir and Wasserman participated in the Woodstock '94 festival. Jay Lane was added on drums and Matthew Kelly on guitar and harmonica in 1995. They played their first show as a full band on April 22, 1995, billed as Friends of Montezuma and then as the Ratdog Revue. They played their first show as Ratdog on August 8, 1995. Just 1 night later, Ratdog would play an emotional show in tribute to Jerry Garcia, Weir’s brother in music and band mate in the Grateful Dead, who passed away that same day, Weir continued with Ratdog after the end of the Grateful Dead, touring regularly for almost 20 years, though recently he has spent time on other projects such as the Campfire Band and the Wolf Bros. This soundboard recording captures Weir & Ratdog on December 26, 2001, 22 years ago today, in Las Vegas. Download this one, then come back tomorrow and the next day for parts 2 and 3 of this Back to Back set..

Have A Happy & Peaceful Holiday!

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday season.

Peace on earth, goodwill to all!

Holiday Break - Part 2

Another of my favorite holiday tunes - Wonderful Christmas Time from Sir Paul!  Enjoy the holidays!

Holiday Break - Part 1

We'll be away for a few days celebrating Christmas with the family!

We'll be back posting shows on December 26.

Everyone have a great holiday!

And I leave you with one of my very favorite Christmas song, entitled Christmas Auld Lang Syne, from the late, great Bobby Darin!

Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (late) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector

1989-12-22

Late Show

Village Gate

New York, NY

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Wonder

02. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

03. Baby, I Love You

04. Do I Love You?

05. Something's Gonna Happen

06. Walking In The Rain

07. I Can Hear Music

08. Frosty The Snowman

09. You, Baby

10. Communication

11. (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up

12. Sleigh Ride

13. Be My Baby

14. Take Me Home Tonight

Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (late) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector 1989 - Back To Back - #2: As promised earlier today, here's the 2nd half of our Back To BaAck set featuiring Ronnie Spector celebrating Christmas in New York.  This one is an excellent audience recording of the late show from the Village Gate on December 22, 1989, 44 years ago today.

Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (Early) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector

1989-12-22

Early Show

Village Gate

New York, NY

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Wonder

02. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

03. Baby, I Love You

04. Do I Love You?

05. Something's Gonna Happen

06. Walking In The Rain

07. I Can Hear Music

08. Frosty The Snowman

09. You, Baby

10. Communication

11. (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up

12. Sleigh Ride

13. Be My Baby

14. Take Me Home Tonight

Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (Early) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector 1989 - Back To Back - #1: In the early 1960s, the Ronettes, with Ronnie Spector as lead singer, scored numerous chart hits, including Be My Baby, Baby, I Love You, Walking In The rain and I Can Hear Music, just to name a few. The Ronettes also recorded 3 tracks for the album A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector - Frosty The Snoman, Sleigh Ride and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus> (Of Note - Darlene Love and The Crystals were also major contributors to the album). The disc went to #10 on the Billboard charts and was ranked #142 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 and 2012 lists of the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked it as the greatest Christmas album of all time. Ronnie's connection to that album continued to her death, as she often performed Christmas shows in New York clubs.  This excellent audience recording captures her doing exactly that at the early show at the Village Gate on December 22, 1989, 44 years ago today.  Download this one, then come back later today for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.