So it was not the venue to blame as much as the Dead sound crew.

Months later I saw Pink Floyd there and they had it dialed inâ¦sounded great. I had read later that the Dead sound crew would not take advice from the metrodome staff on speaker placement and sound. I could only watch as people jumped on top of each other to get from balcony to floor and as security sprayed them with mace. I was up to high in the seats to make the mad dash to the floor like most of the crowd did. That is all I heard for the entire setâ¦. With binoculars, I could watch the kick drum see it being hit and count at least a second or two before I would actually hear it. I mail ordered my tickets and I still ended up sitting way up top. My first show! By far, the worst sounding concert I have ever been to.

Four stars for the recording, since it preserves a unique moment in both the Dead's and Dylan's careers. The recordings here on the Archive can't reproduce the electricity of the moment, but they do sound better than it did in person. I think if I'd been more familiar with their material at the time of this show, I would remember more. All in all, with the urban setting, the parking lot scene, and the wacked out sound environment, it may not have been the best show, but it was definitely one to remember.as much of it as I could. But Dylan's set closing 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' was transcendant, with him backlit with klieg lights, frizzy hair and all stickin' up. They never totally rose to the challenge. Finally, the sound guys got it together, but then there was the incredibly horrific acoustics in this venue to deal with. I honestly can't recall much of the Dead's set except that at the very beginning of the show, the mains at the stage were not working for at least half the first song, only the onstage monitors, so the band could hear, but nobody else. But this show definitely was interesting. I was pretty well medicated at the time, as probably most folks there were also, and so I got used to it. The earlier commenters who were there mentioned a delay. Problem, aside from it being in the Metrodome in the first place was that the sound towers in the middle of the arena were facing the stage, and there was this wash effect to the sound. (also caught the Dead set the next night in Troy, WI at Alpine Valley Amphitheater, where Dylan opened for the Dead I missed Dylan's set that night, though).

Huge crowd, and fun to see two major acts/bands trading headliner spots. This was one of my earliest live GD shows and it was amazing.

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