Grateful Dead - Box of Rain 7-7-89

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

[@GinjaNinja77]

It's not anybody's place to criticize Phil's voice... or any music legend for that matter. This dude paid his dues a long time ago.

[@tnfanwayne]

I love his voice on this song

[@anasandoval9824]

“Just let Phil sing” love this song.

[@johntroyer1076]

I SAW GRATEFUL Dead over 13 times...lucky to be old , saw all rhe origanal lone ups for many classic rock bands

[@jasonhorne4533]

Lost my younger brother during the show but found him in the parking lot after. Good times. Priceless

[@jorge545]

This is a fast paced BoR. The negative comments on his voice upset me; phil sounds great here for the time. He's no youngster.

[@samuelmccormick9896]

justva box ofvrain.never hadthectimectovtell myvdadvhe didvthevveryvbest

[@andrewptob]

jorge545 He shot out his voice doing the high harmonies incorrectly for several years. He sounds fine when you consider that

[@davidrickert1843]

jorge545 totally agreed sir...Phil sounds great...Jerry's up there smirking away and theyre all having a blast. Its all about the imperfections anyway--no other group of fans gets excited when the signer forgets the lyrics or makes a mistake. That's what made the dead who they were.

[@mikep3932]

That’s funny because Phil singing this song on this day is my favorite version.

[@nathelm]

He sounds great.

[@charlesearle8414]

Definitely my favorite Box of Rain. Pure gold at 3:42, it's nice to hear Bobby's gentle voice.

[@jasonhorne4533]

A Box of Rain 🌧 to start my day.. Priceless

[@lynneharrison2827]

Brings back memories of hearing The Dead live at the Crystal Palace, London, England. I got to see them twice.

[@mbowers5702]

This was my first Dead Show. It was a blast and got me on the bus. That’s all that matters. As posted earlier this was the last Venue ever at JFK and the facility was condemned the next day. The Dead literary brought the house down.

[@philipmazonson4694]

Happy bday Phil ! 80 today 3/15/20💚

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Love how Phil counts it down. Phil Zone

[@JXY2019]

One of the best songs ever.

[@francinesaravia2619]

Last show at JFK. I was running around out there as a recent college grad.

[@jamessiccardi1893]

The next day they condemned the place

[@jackcardozo]

Thx for sharing

[@srnickvelluzzi]

This is great. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the rest of the set.

[@MichaelSmith42]

Phil singin' in Philly.. brotherly love, baby

[@richardoconnor3609]

KEAGHAN!!!My Baby!!Phil at his best!GO Sox!!!

[@marklivingston5071]

this was the last show at JFK the dead shut the lights out!!

[@chuckewyzer3859]

The Dead have closed alot of venues.. FOREVER GRATEFUL PHIL !!!

[@icatfishman]

Phil sounds great,

[@jamaicachang]

Maybe you will find direction around some corner where its been waiting to meet you...

[@shelleybloxom3093]

I love Phil!

[@lisamckenney5555]

I Love This Song!!❤

[@kkarlson5544]

what a dream one afternoon so long ago.....

[@dylaneichenberg2405]

So beautiful!!

[@williamlee266]

Years ago I heard a story of a killer first set in Ohio. It was a rain set. The rain was moving in and they played looks like rain then rain song. It was pouring. The band moved into box of rain. Half way through the song the clouds broke and the sun came out. Don’t know if this is true or urban legend, but it’s one hell of a story.

[@daveyboy8907]

William Lee they have done this a few times..

[@daveyboy8907]

William Lee yes they also played here comes the sun,, beatles as sun came out..

[@daveyboy8907]

William Lee i saw the moon come out from behind the clouds forbthe first time when jerry sang standing on the moon.. 🌙

[@unholystrahd]

@@daveyboy8907 the first time ever?

[@daveyboy8907]

Rawheadrex yep at a cloudy show at night when he played standing on the moon the moon came out from behind the clouds and lite the place up..

[@davidrickert1843]

Bill Kreutzmann looks like Bill Murray around :45-:51

[@alicelovell3905]

😊😉😃

[@fervieira1987]

Isso é um absurdo!

[@nigelsaylor2471]

Trying to keep every thing simple in my life… like you know it’s just a box of rain

[@downwindspiral]

Loving You. 7-7-89.. 11-11-11

[@michaellindell8950]

Spectacular

[@pendragon1153]

I'll tell you, for a stadium summer show this is really GREAT! I wish they were half as good at the giant stadium shows!!!! Most of the time when they played there, they were really sloppy,and lackluster, just saying.............

[@dawnnoerr3152]

greg witt, i wanna go to a dead/cover show!!!

[@captaingrub2228]

Bobby with his Richard Simmons outfit.

[@doug4775]

Was Jerry’s back up on “thoughts unclear” unique to this show?

[@avefiggy2128]

🌸⚡️phil⚡️🌸

[@jerry-st7rc]

It seems like the dead didnt really like playing this song. They sped it up fast and skipped Phil's last chorus, licking their chemistry is so good he immediately caught on.

[@WERKIT69]

No this is Phil's song.

[@grouffa]

🌈😎🌈

[@headphish1]

nathan is so sick, yo

[@chipper4ever]

I spy great shorts.

[@danneilson7768]

Nothing wrong with his voice anyone who has listened to a lot of dead know the vocals are low compared to the instruments hell some bootlegs off of the soundboard have this problem

[@icatfishman]

I like it but cocaine was still around for the boys.

[@samuelmccormick9896]

no simple hivway

[@PunkSka420]

really? i thought this was Phil's song and only he performed it...maybe someone better versed can comment..

[@thebadgerrr]

most people prefer Jerry's weepy tones on ths one : )

[@ig-8887]

Care to drop a link of that? Didn't think so.

[@JeremyIlenin-mb3mk]

Too fast...

[@TheAutisticCat]

This song did not seem to come out well performed live.

[@ig-8887]

What part of it didn't come out well? Is Phil out of tune or time, do they play the wrong notes? Was there no energy put into it? Is the song bad? Do they fuck up the lyrics? Is the playing bad? It seems like you don't like Phil's voice. That's fine, but to condem an entire song because of your personal taste in vocals is a bit unfair.

[@user-zt2wc3uh1l]

He used to have a good voice but he ruined it with improper technique.

[@colonelslaw]

Dave Garry you are one of those dumb idiots

[@andrewptob]

colonelslaw It’s fact, not conjecture

[@GinjaNinja77]

Fuck off malcontent.