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Music : Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978/+DVD
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Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978/+DVD by: Grateful Dead List Price: £26.99 CD-Charts Price: £17.98 You Save: £9.01 (33%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0081227990879 Format: Live, Box set Label: Rhino Manufacturer: Rhino Number Of Discs: 3 Publisher: Rhino Release Date: October 13, 2008 Studio: Rhino Sales Rank: 4745 MPN: 512959 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Slow and easy in the shadows of the SphinxOver the years there has been quite a few myths about this legendary run of concerts. And some divided opinions about the music, was it brilliant or did it never really gel? Here at last we get an official release, focusing on the third and final show 9/16, with only two songs coming from the second night ("Jack Straw" and "Stagger Lee"). And for sure, there are a something special about the music here. Was it the timeless cool of the pyramids and the Sphinx, the magical full moon eclipse or the more mundane fact of Bill Kreutzman's hand injury? Whatever, I never heard Grateful Dead play quite that slow. Although there ability to play some secret, understated very slow rhytms, hinting at the timelessness of enthogenic experiences ... Read More: Rating:  - A holiday souvenir for Dead HeadsRocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978/+DVD If you want to introduce someone to the Grateful Dead's amazing instrumental interplay DON'T give them "Rocking the Cradle". Musically, it reminds me of the first half of their shows when they tended to indulge in ramshackle harmonies and over-repeated final lines while getting in tune for the main event that would be an hour or so of inspired improvisation. Sadly, we don't get to 'the second set' musically, but there are other reasons for buying this CD/DVD combo. If, like me, you wondered what happened to the music from the Dead's trip to Egypt, a trip that was so special to them at the time, then you'll want this as a souvenir. The home movie quality of the DVD somehow fits with ... Read More: |
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