Grateful Dead - St. Stephen / Not Fade Away / Eyes Of The World / drums / The Wheel - 6/18/1976

Recorded 6/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)
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[@bobralph5072]

There will never again be a collaboration of musicians like these guys. Long live the dead!!

[@shaunmathis2474]

Music died in the seventies imo

[@djstack2004]

Listen to The Dripping Tap by KGLW

[@djstack2004]

@bobralph5072

[@junipersnow1]

🌹💀🌹💀🌹💀🌹💀

[@chadpinkham8041]

Best music in this world

[@Halcyon156]

When the Dead were firing on all cylinders they couldn't be beat!

[@BillyPLilly]

Hh

[@mdhj67]

Garcia has a knack for melodies that meld into the music rather than jump out as solos.

[@davidr1676]

That is one of the most missed things in these songs all of these years later. Truly amazing stuff happened often enough for many years. I'm glad there's still stuff that I haven't heard or have forgotten. It is Something so difficult to explain, briefly, about how it was to be there whenever it was on fire.

[@Yermumshouse]

Damn you’re right. Thanks for articulating what I’ve always felt and really enjoyed about his/their style. The songs stay the same BUT them jams dude the jams never fade away ✌🏼

[@Beermaker2000]

You said it so clearly! I think it has something to with him playing bluegrass

[@tbone1365]

This might be the reason that they appeal to me as a new fan. I would be endlessly bored if it sounded more like guitar solos. It sounds like creating new verses to songs youve heard hundreds of times. Just amazing

[@christianschneider9708]

I fucking so glad that Phil made it to the show on time after he played a grueling match of tennis 🎾!!!

[@markm5868]

Yeah, right?

[@hicks727]

Looks like Bobby Riggs

[@jasonkuna177]

Decent

[@chriscarlson516]

Phil Lesh Fashion plate!

[@NB-ej1uh]

@@hicks727 I'm feeling more a Bjorn Borg vibe :D

[@steves1588]

35 yrs after that first show...still can't get enough......

[@micksherman7709]

One night in 1995 we got into the Dead and played every album we had way into the small hours and next morning I picked up the paper and Jerry Garcia had died that very night! RIP Jerry RIP Saint Stephen

[@christinemott8799]

Its a FREAKING LIFE STYLE MAN!!! ITS A WAY OF LIFE. Gone for some. Im still here livin it!!!!!!

[@lbshore]

I was there. Saw them nine times in twelve days on the Bicentennial Tour. Gorgeous east coast theaters. Lots of acid. They were in good form considering they were just coming back - a warm-up for '77. A good time was had by all.

[@richardsandra9337]

The❤ethos of The Dead is unparalleled in this reality of troubled souls. Exploring the vaults breeds cheer and hope. How can we ever appreciate and thank you guys enough?☮️❤️🤩👍

[@GetMasty]

Man, Donna is feeling it in this one. The stage sound must be good. She can definitely hear herself well.

[@RiverRat1953]

This is one of my favorite dead sets! I am 69 years old and been listening to the dead forever!

[@justindaigler588]

Capital Theater… def good sound !!! Wish she had more environments like this during her reign

[@christinemott8799]

Unfortunately all i hear is a cat Screaming. MEOooooiooooooW

[@christinemott8799]

​@@justindaigler588 u mean when she wqs fk a band member

[@markpennington316]

isn’t Donna usually “feeling it” :) ❤

[@dannybell978]

Amazing st. Stephen version. Saw them many times never lucky enough to hear it live.

[@davidgardner7974]

This might be around when then stopped playing it.

[@lyndamarie7379]

I saw them 4 days earlier at the Beacon, NYC Jehovah's favorite choir 💜 ☮ 🎶

[@hicks78]

Stoppin’ strangers just to shake their hand

[@stevenstarr5680]

Yup. Second night, we sneak into the Beacon Theater at 9am through the load-in dock, climb up to the very top of the balcony, then out a door to the roof to party all day outside with a great crew until 5:30 or so. But then NYPD hits the roof to clear us out, so we sneak back into the theater, watch the soundcheck from the projection booth. Then Candelario, or maybe it was Parish, looks up and spots our faces all lit up, points us out to security, who start climbing up. Holy shit! Terrified, we bolt, but they finally corner us. But.... we look so wild-eyed and desperate and bummed, they say we earned it, and let us stay for the show. Hell YEAH, MIRACLE!

[@DougHealy]

I could listen to these guys all day ...... oh wait ... I already do that :)

[@mikeyj.3605]

So nice to hear Eyes Of The World played for real and not every Grateful Dead cover band's version under the sun trying to play it.

[@douglashott9843]

I'm fine with others emulating...but there are NO substitutes.

[@STSGuitar16]

Hey man, let the kids play. They're trying their best to do justice to this music lol

[@zephyrkeys8955]

So many of these cover bands just try to play as many notes over the chords, they don't really feel the music. The difference is magic

[@sanderschwartz4901]

This goes through Time & Space Always....Thank you ❤

[@steves1588]

The joy of watching true artistic talent mixed with the most humble of souls to ever play music.....Thank you for the magic!

[@davedillon1372]

Did you get to see all the commercials? At least one per song selection. At least one!

[@geauxfast8u2]

This Saint Stephen and Ripple were a couple songs I so much always wanted to hear when I got to see them live, two of their very best songs along with the other hundreds of songs they also played❤️

[@jc9561]

And that is why you could never go to too many shows... Sadly, with the ticket prices for Dead & Co this last time around, I will probably not make the show. Cheapest tix are about $300 for nose bleed.

[@davidr1676]

@jc9561 I got some for $80-$85. I'm not remembering where they were as issues prevented the experience. Some great playing from what I heard, but I'd give it and maybe more than I'd be able to give to experience stuff like in this video here. Ticket prices are generally high for decent seats, and to me, that's where it sounds the best, but these cities are the real rip-offs. The hotel would've been over $800 per night in a city that I no longer feel safe in. Any other time, the rooms around there were $200-$250 a night. Still absurd, but in this economy, what else. Inflation, but wages haven't kept pace with nearly EVERYTHING else for far too long. Gone are the days---of so much.

[@geauxfast8u2]

@@davidr1676 your absolutely right and well said Gone are the days It never crossed my mind regarding the inflated hotel fees I had a house in Las Vegas which I ended up with tents in front and back yard , one time I didn’t even have a place myself to lay down to sleep My bed had 3 of my gut friends filling it up, and I just wish it could have been 3 of the females that were there 🤷‍♂️ But when I traveled to see em camping out was much of the fun involved I miss seeing all those beautiful flower girls all hippied out and spinning endlessly Nothing but love filled the air, I could use a dose of that right now, for sure Peace

[@geauxfast8u2]

@@davidr1676 ticket prices even into the 90’s decade were only $20 to $30 dollars and that included another great band opening up for them. Like Santana, Sting, Traffic , Jonny Clegg & Savuca , Steve Miller Band, and so many more for $20 dollars They played for the people, not for the profit‼️

[@pegikenter9651]

1976 was my favorite time of my life Long gone but not forgotten. I wish I could go back

[@pango-y8j]

Nicentennial I Jah jerrymylitis Jah sisters Jah everything everyone Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️

[@michaeldooley4090]

i was 17 at the time and lived about 10 miles from the Capital. Didn't see this show but saw many others there. There's a bunch of them to enjoy on youtube.

[@davidstick5497]

Sister this tour in 76 was the best of times so I know where your coming from. I had buckets of fun! I think fondly of these days and I’m still smiling.

[@stevemiller5724]

❤❤❤ easy to find the " Space Between" in life and the after life. It's the Grateful Dead.

[@christianschneider9708]

Dig the tasty piano lick that Keith plays at 26:30...jumped out to me..his playing is so often overlooked but he fills it in beautifully

[@danmeehan5801]

No doubt, brutha!

[@susanrobertsen3667]

He was the best. Like a mountain stream sparkling along with the music....

[@tresorngray]

Enjoy the music,so glad u r enjoying it!

[@tresorngray]

People remember if u love Jerry, he lives on by us playing his songs, got it ?

[@tresorngray]

Just enjoy the music, Jerry had a lot of stuff on his mind, look at how he is looking at his guitar & later on he starts getting more relaxed & that is when he starts looking at his band & starts smiling & almost talking to us.. GOD Bless him! If u love him play his music.

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Dude. The contrast of intensity of this is magnificent.

[@reesedickerson9705]

With out any doubt I am an neo grateful dead head, I think this band is absolutely and totally one big party's blast of brilliance!!!

[@ApolloSuns]

Same here. Got into them heavily over the pandemic and have been devouring Soundboards, listening to podcasts on the history and loving every minute of it

[@stephanlarsen8169]

Other worldly Jah Herb Jah love Jah Jerry Jah rastafari praises blessings respectfully Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters

[@appalachainrider5961]

My first show was Columbia SC Halloween 1985, I was 15 and I feel like I just got a taste of it in last ten years. Glad to see people still totally get The Dead! Makes me smile!

[@douglashott9843]

All Dead songs on youtube are the biggest Happy Place on the internet. Just like their concerts were. Great music, great musicians, great comments. Welcome and I hope you enjoy it as much as the rest of us. Great place to come when you're under stress, great place to come when you feel great!

[@childrenoftheabzu]

@@ApolloSuns really that recently? you missed that bus. I dont understand what the kids who diidnt tour find the appeal. It was the freedom and adventure . The music as good for the most part though. Shakedown street turned into walmart. GD is a corporation. Fast Eddie is rolling in his grave. Too safe, Same is true withe the rainbow family.

[@markcraven3842]

My first year seeing them....The years have flown by......Peace...

[@albertmiller3082]

Hope was alive and smiling this whole show. So was Love.

[@wazka1234]

Jerry’s a freaking genius on those improv’ed rifts. Clean and beautiful with an edge of sweetness that seems connecting and loving and kind. It raises above to the spiritual level, especially starting around 16:58

[@kyleholden3409]

He def pulls something elusive and ethereal out of the ether and lays it right smack in your lap....like a Cat God...

[@jcavilia1]

Nobody else could do it like Jerry; there is indeed something of a spiritual sweetness about. I've often felt that he was some sort of supernatural being - an angel, perhaps, if you believe in such things. He's beyond human - or maybe just more human than the rest of us.

[@davidr1676]

@@jcavilia1 He was human. An overall great human, I'm sure, but sometimes the music that came through couldn't possibly be explained in simple words in any "normal everyday" type of thinking.

[@SaintGomer]

Huge fan of these runs of shows. My favorites, tender /jammy/ unforced with ease.. these always have a special sweet spot in that sonic library! Thanks!!👂👀😁🌊🏄‍♂️🌊 So organic 🎸❤️🎶

[@Buddhist_Gnome]

This really hits the spot on a lazy Sunday morning!

[@stiphbreis5513]

Saturday morning is just as good!! Onelove

[@Leib33]

Even a Sunday eve in NYC!

[@davidstick5497]

Do you mean Lazing on a sunny afternoon ?

[@JoshLooperMusic]

This is a straight off the soundboard recording and the audience ovation is so loud at the beginning it picks up on the bands vocal and instrument mics! Hell yeah! 🔥

[@joeryan6271]

Groove on. Relax your mind and flow downstream. This is a great ride. Peace out😎

[@jdel7525]

Best eyes ever...intro is out of this world.

[@vickydemier4954]

St Stephen est une véritable oeuvre , Phil Lesh est un maitre absolu sur ce titre

[@samuelantoine7452]

Marrant de voir d'autres français ici 🥳

[@tarikmetugui6512]

Et un Marocain haha

[@ronaldschulman4448]

76 has grown on me. Tastes change

[@double_uoglobe]

What used to be your favorites? 72?

[@camluiz]

Love the Dead's tune in 76...

[@sergiocamacho8221]

Same here. Took me a bit to get use to the pace, but now it’s 🔥🔥

[@gratefuldebpsychedelic]

IWT and it was spectacular. A very HIGH school graduation gift⚡️🎉

[@idiotwind2248]

This was my Cornell- a tremendous show & and a tremendous vibe. Passaic,s capitol was the joint for 70,s JGB ,New Riders & Dead shows. ⚡️🌹🎶 Man i miss the days of that dump ,in that dumpy city ... #DeadheadLife

[@wangson]

Man I wish I could've seen the Dead in the 70's...unfortunately, I was 18 at my first show in 1991...too young.

[@johntringle4607]

I hear you man. I was 21. I don't know if you also got into Phish, but we're in that age group where we were lucky enough to see Jerry, and Phish is the greatest band of our generation. We also got to see Jerry decline, and hopefully learn from his mistakes. Trey too. But hey, we're born when we're born. Would I have loved to have come of age in the mid-late 60s? Yes. But then we'd be 75-80 now. ;)

[@wangson]

@@johntringle4607 True enough dude! You've got great perspective! I like Phish a lot. I've not seen them perform though.

[@johntringle4607]

@@wangson give em a try. ;). I don't know is summer shows are on this year, but whenever you get the chance, go see a show (or two), and just check them out.

[@selwitz76]

@@johntringle4607 Don't forget that if you turned 18 in the 60's there was also this little thing going on in Vietnam that you'd have to deal with. (yes lots of folks dodged the draft but many didn't)

[@SaintGomer]

Was 22 , Irvine Meadows 1987 first run of Dead shows… Thank God for the tapers, Betty boards and the trading networks. Now it’s all at the touch of a finger on the phone for ALL them shows!! Thanks!😁

[@chariotsoffire2714]

One good thing about being old is having seen the Grateful Dead live many times :)

[@jamesmoskal5482]

Yep

[@jdel7525]

Love the June 76 shows.

[@williamlegare4045]

❤BEING KIND IS THE BEST WAY TO GO!!❤⚘⚡⚡⚡💥⚘⚘⚘❤❤❤🌞♨️🕊

[@peggy2360]

I try! 💜✌

[@Mountains0fTheMoon]

💕

[@tracymalone257]

The 76-80 was my favorite era

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

They recorded Reflections around this time and were very tight and relaxed coming out of hiatus

[@davidmurray7608]

I agree I witnessed thier transformation still can't help but love them.

[@gratefuldev23]

Whoa! Sugar Mag bonus at the end of this awesome video.

[@fisterklister]

Kings of the jam

[@outtasightouttamind6263]

Bobby's chord changes at 3:14 are UNREAL

[@harischaudhry2037]

Stephen> 7:58 NFA> 16:05 Stephen> 16:58 Eyes> 30:25 Drums> 33:04 Wheel

[@johnsmith-dz1nv]

Wow! Great set! Thank you!

[@dfrosch]

Agree with other commenter that 1976 is underrated, severely so, as evidenced by this performance.

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Recently been going through a lot of 76 recordings, and it's definitely got a few gems like this. Takes some time to get to them, and the band gets lost a few times along the way, but as always it's a good time listening to the Dead. The band's cohesion really shows in 77 but in 76 we only really got glimpses of that genius, like this recording.

[@thomasleavitt7068]

Absolutely underrated. Anything from 73 to 79 was on point. The band was feeding off each other and you can feel it watching these shows. Jerry playing a Travis bean definitely one of my favorite guitars that he played.

[@michaelgrzybowski1776]

So Sweet, Absolutely Beautiful

[@paulmichael778]

Blowing are live away

[@jefffrank8970]

Love that Bean guitar sound! Very grateful I was able to see Jerry playing with it several times! 😊😊☮️

[@AmericasChoice]

Same here. Love the TB vibe. I was at this show and was stoked to see him playing the TB

[@user-tr6mx7vq2x]

I went to a Vegas show about 1990. Rock n Roll!!!

[@matthahn6463]

Exactly what I needed As always Please and thank you

[@kevincollier6934]

This really shows how great Jerry was

[@jenniferhope9413]

Fantastic absaloutly chilln music

[@sanderschwartz4901]

❤

[@blakeepitts]

Mickey calling out for Eyes, how interesting. I wonder how often Mr Hart played the unofficial Maestro in all their unplanned, spontaneous setlists? It actually makes a lot of sense, since he mostly plays the backbeat and can pay more attention to song order, segways etc. There's always another stone to unturn with the Dead. Peace 🕊️

[@bowenpitts7624]

Nice last name there. Same as mine. Lol

[@blakeepitts]

@@bowenpitts7624 Cool. Curious, what state are you in Mr B. Pitts?

[@thejamnasium6447]

you guys are the pitts

[@PeggyBrennan]

SEGUE, Mr. Pitts. Not Segway as you called it. Now back to your regularly scheduled jams. ( ~ ):^}

[@thejamnasium6447]

@@hughjasol3103 with MR. PITTS you can skip a week

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

I saw 5/77 Chicago but I love the Travis Bean guitar here Capitol Theater saw Legion of Mary and a JGB Bob Weir Bobby and the midnights show

[@lakai475]

That opening twang to st Stephen / Althea / China cat / music never stopped just get me dancing

[@ellikerdonald5660]

these are a fearless bunch ..

[@redlightsprinter]

If my happy place had a song

[@user-qd4vm6vx8o]

❤ what a gem❤

[@JamesBarrett23]

Stunning

[@mediumtouch1650]

Phil particularly seems to be enjoying the exoplanet du jour.

[@jamespriest9658]

Phil was hanging in Ithica night bf with all those Cornell chemists.. 😂 I only live a few miles from him now 🤠

[@jdel7525]

I love these Capitol shows. And loved Capitol theater, iconic in its day.

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Jerry loved tge Capital.

[@Riseorfall360]

If this trailer is rocking it because im dancing.

[@unacat09]

There. Thank you.

[@rickschroeder232]

That Eyes and Wheel... good golly.

[@jeffriley2218]

Jerry killing it on the Travis Bean in 76

[@staggerlee6802]

So goodWould lofe to see Sunrise.

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

I heard Sunrise written for roadie Rex Jackson who died

[@elizabethkempf9034]

❤DONNA AND THE BAND

[@volareaerialimaging2878]

Great set!and the day this concert before Yes played just 10 miles away at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. There is a YT video of the WNEW FM simulcast.

[@TheSkuns]

Bill killin this Wheel

[@ellikerdonald5660]

very underrated drummer .. he surfs the chaos ad pushes it along like nobody's business.

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Got to Jerry's solo in The Wheel when I read this, it definitely helped me stay focused on the drums. It's amazing how they're able to keep so many different sounds together as a coherent song!

[@deweygill1973]

Ads in the middle of a Dead show? This is exactly what they were NOT about. Content can be viewed elsewhere without ads

[@kxmotox13]

I second that sentiment. No time for ads during a show! I'm not technically smart enough to know how to upload shows without ads. Not trying to be unkind, but do it right, or don't do it at all. Just sayin'

[@unacat09]

Zuckerberger needs the money, censorship costs money.

[@morganthomas5934]

I believe uploaders no longer have a choice as to ad placement. They changed it a few months ago so that unmonetized videos have mid roll ads too, so it’s not MVs fault. (Unless they are monetized, in which case it is)

[@fernandobolanos1649]

@@morganthomas5934You only have the option to put ads if you have a certain number of subscribers and visits, then you can rest easy with that

[@jcolterh]

What about an ad for a tie from the Jerry Garcia collection? Or maybe a commercial for the next Dave's Picks live album? Or even an ad for Garcia Hand Picked cannabis products from the Garcia family? I really don't think the band or their families are against advertising or making money.

[@greatexpectations2307]

And not a drop of sweat will be on the floor by Mr lesh.

[@Oona707]

I was 3 years old n two days 🥰

[@fordsrestorations970]

Just forget it people , when the Grateful Dead got in sequence and hit the mode they were Unstoppable , even my elderly mother ask "who is that playing that beautiful guitar" ?

[@pango-y8j]

Love the Black and white both GD and jgb Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️🌵☮️🌞🐟 yes I keep on keeping on 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄

[@krissantos6624]

🐢🌷💀🌞🌈🔥⚡🍄...... "Saint 🕊Steven with a 🌹 rose... in and out of the garden he goes"

[@williamlegare4045]

Hello Kris, Hope all is well with you and YOURS!!❤❤💥💥LOVE AND LIGHT TO YOU AND YOURS!!❤ NFA!!❤

[@NN-DMT]

💖🍀🌻🌞

[@tylerthompson1842]

I hope the right person see’s your comment and decides it’s time to make a Steal your face emoji.

[@BH-cr5uo]

I am in Taos which is where st.steve was written and if u were me u couldn't complain as much as I could. Love is love not FADE AWAY--->LOVE IS REAL, NOT FADE AWAY!;

[@danbaron9094]

I Love You, Mitchell. Dad

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Here for Bill Walton.

[@larrymiller4]

Great to hear Bobby's playing up-front. For some reason, Jerry's guitar volume is down. But it shows what a premier rhythm guitarist can do.

[@AmericasChoice]

It sounded fine live, I was there. For some reason the Board didn't pick it up enough.

[@hicks78]

Oh that Eyes 👀

[@mbabaneamputee7725]

👀

[@matthewmaurysmith2486]

People love this show , and I will bet that many of the people who like these mid to late '70s Renditions of Saint Stephen also make fun of dead and Company for playing too slow. But something tells me that the dead and Company St Stephen might be a little faster than these My point being: people who complain about the shifting tempos of the years of Dead songs don't seem to actually really like the Dead after all

[@zephyrkeys8955]

It's not the tempo, it's that the dead and co renditions feel like they drag. They play fast style notes within a slow tempo, it doesn't work.

[@77Brandon77]

This track list actually starts as: St. Stephen > Not Fade Away > St. Stephen etc

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Good luck fitting that all on a bootleg tape, friend! Old habits die hard for 'Heads, in my experience.

[@77Brandon77]

@@geoffreyprecht2410 Not sure what you're getting at.... the title is labeled incorrectly. As per our old cassette bootlegs, they were typically a whole set+ (90min) per tape.

[@johncordes7885]

Play all night,,,

[@jcam0076]

This shit is absolute fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!!

[@chico1510]

Mahalo

[@matthewmead2374]

Of all Jerry's guitars it was the Travis Bean guitars that had the best tone. His alembic guitars were absolutely beautiful works of art but I always was a little underwhelmed by the tone. I thought they sounded a little thin and you can hear the difference when he started playing Lightning Bolt at the end, which I felt had a much fuller sound than the Doug Irwin instruments. He sounded really good playing strats too but my favorite is the Travis Bean guitars.

[@thomasleavitt7068]

I agree 100% definitely a better sound all the way around.

[@AmericasChoice]

I agree. the TB and the Fender Strats were the best IMO

[@kellyhummingbird]

❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨🥰

[@johnstalzer8179]

Bob and Phil loved playin' with Jerry..unfortunately the Herowithin caught up..Dead End

[@chico1510]

Righteous

[@FourWimdzS]

Did this show open with Donna doing Jack Straw?

[@llamabanduio5668]

@16:57 Eyes of the World

[@jamespriest9658]

Ummm Cornel/Ithica/yeah that tennis player WOW

[@billdorthegreat265]

One month ago? We need more comments fellow dead heads

[@vickydemier4954]

La travis sonne et bob weir assure grave

[@mikei5550]

Play 76 at 1.25 speed and it sounds like 68 but with Donna

[@AndyToo]

Ha! Can confirm, this was worth a try.

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

This is the weirdest, most specific music hack I've ever heard. I love it!

[@christophercronyn8845]

@@AndyToo and I

[@christophercronyn8845]

Ghi

[@christophercronyn8845]

@@geoffreyprecht2410 g

[@kylewiese9343]

prime form!!!!!!!!!!!!!13

[@maryminarick5041]

was there

[@scottbutcher559]

What year was this show?

[@hughdyment198]

1976

[@johnwhitehouse4342]

Did you buy tickets for shows, or did you expect someone else to pay for you because you held your finger up?