The Dream Syndicate - Halloween ( live 1984 )

[@danewilson6171]

I saw this band a few times around this time. They were one of my favorite live bands at that time. I almost forgot how dark and intense they were and then this pops up. This was during Regan, and people have forgotten that it was a dark and scary time for a lot of people, and the art and music from that time reflects that

[@LosHuxleys]

Greatest band in the Paisley Underground movement

[@eduardoguizarperez8417]

Sounds awesome.

[@supervibetrucker5570]

That guitar solo is right up there with Hotel California…..

[@joey325]

Karl "feedback" Precoda! ... but no Kendra Smith. I saw them at the Troubadour in '84 or '85 after "The Medicine Show" ... with Paul Cutler. They didn't play too many songs from "The Days of Wine and Roses". I think they only played "Tell Me When It's Over" during the regular set. After playing that song, Steve Wynn joked that none of us knew that song. Later in the set, I yelled "Halloween", but Steve Wynn waved "no" with his finger. For the encore, I yelled "The Days of Wine and Roses". Steve Wynn thought about it for a second, and said "here's a song from the past" and they played it. It was one of the best performances ever!

[@markboyd9275]

My favorite 80s group on the cusp of becoming just an excellent bar band w a great singer-songwriter...

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

Love the album, The Days of Wine and Roses, ever since I got it in 1982/3. Listened to it 1000's of times trying to figure out the motivations for the lyrics, or knowing very well what the songs were about ...hey I was 16 or 17..i knew more then....

[@guitarzan2626]

Saw this tour with REM, the syndicate were great and very loud!

[@paolobianconi495]

a very underrated band. it's a pity

[@cemilguzey102]

You're damn right Paolo.

[@kjames460]

@@cemilguzey102 Saw them at the Golden Bear in HB, California, right after Kendra left. I went alone because all my friends were no into the Dream Syndicate. It was fucking fantastic.

[@achn2b]

Oh my lord, this is amazing.

[@andyhodges184]

Even better live. Most songs I like are rarely as good live but they did a great job...that bass line is just awesome I think this an 80s son but the first time I heard it was on wrong turn and I thought it sounded like the perfect 90s song.

[@strace67]

Precoda!

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

I saw them in '83 in LA, I think the Troubadour. Then I played there in an open mike..

[@arthurkyriazis]

the original lineup with karl precoda on guitar. steve wynn’s primary virtue was singing a whole lot like lou reed.

[@samanderson1292]

Precoda was amazing. It was a bummer that he left the band.

[@gomper28]

Original lineup had Kendra Smith on bass.

[@stevec1329]

Agreed. He's now a professor at Virginia Tech: liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-sociology/faculty/karl-precoda.html

[@Monty_2112]

Criminally overlooked

[@andyswapp]

Happy Halloween!

[@EQ60]

I'm HAPPY!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Reminds me of the Velvet Underground and The Feelies. With a bit of Jim Morrison thrown in.

[@talahomiway]

yeah! also some stones in there too

[@nikshmenga]

bravo....sei il piu forte,,,

[@jackashworth3956]

Stewart Lee mentioned these guys so thought id have a gander

[@user-qm9gh4zg1d]

SHOWWWW !!!!!!!

[@jayramirez3255]

Wrong Turn

[@djskeedledoo]

perhaps this is one of the many influences of Nirvana because they sound like them.

[@lupodelupis3672]

Steve Wynn in "Pete Townsend" mode....almost ;)

[@hoover728]

He was like - wait a second, I really like this guitar!

[@pumasgoya]

No Kendra..bah

[@kjames460]

I know, but it's extremely rare. I saw them in early '84 and Kendra was already gone. It was the Golden Bear in HB, CA (long since destroyed). What an amazing show. They did the Coltrane song from Medicine Show and it was an amazing 15 minutes of Precoda feedback.

[@robotboy15]

Anyone know when (exactly?) or where? I saw them do this song in Dallas in August of 1984, and I think I realized that that had been the final show with Karl? (But I could be wrong.) Every October 31, I play this loud. Nice to see a live version I had never noticed before.

[@tobke1922]

9th October 1984 Madrid, more info on the discogs website, unofficial releases, La Edad De Oro (Madrid 09.10.1984)

[@eddiecollins4850]

hmmmm