Dave's Picks Volume 44

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Dave's Picks Volume 44
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Live album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022
RecordedJune 23, 1990
Venue Autzen Stadium
Eugene, Oregon
Genre Rock
Length169:01
Label Rhino
Producer Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81
(2022)
Dave's Picks Volume 44
(2022)
Dave's Picks Volume 45
(2023)

Dave's Picks Volume 44 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon on June 23, 1990. Also included is a performance of "Cold Rain and Snow" from the band's December 26, 1969 concert, which was omitted from the previous Dave's Picks release due to lack of space. It was released on October 28, 2022, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. [1] [2]

Contents

This concert was the first of a two-night stand in Eugene. The opening act for both shows was Little Feat. [1]

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger said, "From an archival standpoint, it's notable for a number of reasons. A rare day show with gates opening at noon, there's a loose and lazy feel to this nearly three-hour concert – one of the longest of any era – which features some sterling contributions from keyboardist/singer Brent Mydland..." [2]

Track listing

Disc 1

First set:
  1. "Feel Like a Stranger" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 9:06
  2. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 8:38
  3. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 2:22 →
  4. "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 6:41
  5. "Far from Me" (Brent Mydland) – 5:30
  6. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:43
  7. "Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:05
  8. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:20 →
  9. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 5:06

Disc 2

Second set:
  1. "Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 15:35 →
  2. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:54 →
  3. "Crazy Fingers" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:23 →
  4. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 10:56 →
  5. "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:21 →
  6. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 2:21 →
  7. "Drums" (Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 8:24 →

Disc 3

Second set, continued:
  1. "Space" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 9:47 →
  2. "The Wheel" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 5:46 →
  3. "I Need a Miracle" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:25 →
  4. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 12:06
Encore:
  1. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 6:13
December 26, 1969 – McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas, TX:
  1. "Cold Rain and Snow" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14

Personnel

Grateful Dead

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Dave's Picks Volume 44
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [4] 3

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