Wilkes Barre #1

[Mango]

1978-05-16 Uptown Theater

[FourWindsRoll]

Jeff playing wolf sounded amazing. Comes a time sounded so clean it was able to soar into the stratosphere! Not to mention a killer scarlet>fire and an otherworldly he’s gone! Night 2 coming up!!! Who’s with me!?!? Let’s gooooooo!!!

[BillK522]

Passenger mashed.

Business picked up in

The second.

Comes a Time

elegantly delivered.

All powerful elective

tonight probable.

 

Praise DSO.

[Ammagamalin Crew]

5-16-1978 Uptown Theater Chicago 

Set #1

Jack Straw, Dire Wolf,Mexicali>Mama Tried, Peggy O,Cassidy,Row Jimmy,Passenger,BE Women,Music Never Stopped.

Set #2

Scarlet Fire,El Paso, Ship of Fools, Estimated>He's Gone>D/S>Comes A Time>Sugar Magnolia 

E: Johnny B. Goode

[springFallandWinter]

if i told ya that dso recreated a show that was so long (4 hours) that there wasnt any time left for any filler, youd probably say-- musta been a ballin 72/73 affair. and usually youd be right. but not this friday night. and it would probably be awhile before you got to the year 1978.

 

but man o man. what an amazing gd show. the gd came to play on 5/16/78 in chicago and the dark star orchestra came to play on this friday night in wilkes barre pa and did this masterpiece justice.

 

gd 1978 is one of the bands most underrated years.

it came on the tail of the majestic '77 conquest and preceeded the keith and donna exodus of the following year--feb 1979.

 

but 78 has a multitude of gems sprinkled all over it--- check out 4/15/78 just to name 1 masterwork.

 

but getting back to chicago, a blistering 10-song first set is just the appetizer for what was to come.

the first set was long and sharp. so much goodness but ill just say jimmy was steppin. and i think peggyo had at least 5 lead runs. man it was pretty. and music never stopped was honey drippin.

 

so what was to come?

oh just a 24 minute soaring scarlet/fire to kick off set 2.

followed by 2nd set el paso?  thats pretty interesting and pretty unusual.

then comes a gorgeous ship (cause all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float.)

thats 4 songs right there.

drums next-- right?

 

hey ive seen a few shows and 4 songs before drums is pretty customary. ive also seen my share of 3 songs before drums, even 2 (scarlet fire/drums-- yeah really.

so when song # 5 is a long estimated jam -- well thats just all cake now.

definitely drums time.

 

6 songs before drums for 1977 on is pretty rare.

happens --just not often. especially when youre talkin long jams like scarlet/fire, estimated etc. and then......and then followed by song #6--- hes gone???!!!

are you shi**in me?

 

6 songs- an hour long before drums.

thats a band thats havin fun. simple as that.

 

and then to cap it off-- the exquisite comes a time because youve got an empty cup that only love can fill.

this song can make you weep.

and then the capper--the one and only bob weir masterpiece sugar magnolia---smokin.

 

what a night.

what a show.

 

and if you think dso was havin fun, (aside from the shots being downed onstage), the drums party on this night

was one for the books. i didnt even mention it here because it deserved its own thread it was so good.

 

this was a special special special friday night wilkes barre pa show.

 

we were all smile smile smile.

 

the dso they just keep on deliverin.

 

they just keep on keepin on.

 

the dark star orchestra, the dark star orchestra.

 

Edited yesterday at 08:58 PM by springFallandWinter

[Billy DeLyon]

Round 1

1st time seeing a show at the Kirby Center.  Found it to be a very enjoyable venue.  A theater setting with a balcony upstairs.  Things that were nice, they still take cash, and have a smoking section out front. During set break they have a larger smoking section on the side of the building. My local theater outlawed both of these, so I've sworn off going back there.  Dark Star delivered once again.  First set I remember Cassidy and the Music Never Stopped sticking out.  All the songs were good.  I did notice on the opening song Jack Straw Skip was very hangry about someting, maybe equipment related.  The second set Scarlet>Fire was take no prisoners.  DSO Absolutely layed it down, it was very greasy in a good way. He's Gone>Family Drums/Space>Comes a Time was prety epic.  Johnny B. Goode sent the crowd home rockin.  Stayed the night then went skiing at Montage Mountain the next day