The second of the Grateful Dead’s two Giants Stadium shows in 1991 opened up with Eyes of The World; the first show kicked off with Picasso Moon. Don’t let that dissuade you from checking it out. 6/16/91 features both a rendition of Stagger Lee and a completely generic second set, but it’s the Dusborne Matrix version and someone‘s gotta listen to post-Brent shows.
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“Jenkins!”
“Yes, sir?”
“We need to decide on visuals for the Dead shows.”
“I’m ready, sir.”
“What year is it?”
“1991, sir.”
“Close-ups of Garcia! Fish-eye lens that lard-ass!”
“I was thinking maybe we kept the camera on Bobby and the drummers.”
“Nonsense! Close as you can on Garcia! Make him look like the Ghost of Christmas Something.”
“Oh, fine. What about the projections?”
“Colorful bullshit.”
“Would you like to be more specific, sir?”
“I would not.”
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One of you must know this: when did the Dead start using the Jumbotrons? Has someone written a history of the Jumbotron in rock? I am now incredibly interested in this topic.
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Here’s the thing about ’91 shows: they exist in a world wherein ’73 shows also exist. I don’t know if I’ve listened to September of ’73 enough–let alone March!– to justify spending so much time on a ’91 that’s not 9/10/91.
I might ripcord out of this sucker. That’s all I’m saying.
Jack Straw to open the 2nd is a weird enough placement (like Eyes on 6/17) that you need to make it that far.
Probably when they went back until stadiums in a big way in 86. The worst year in which to start showing forty foot tall shots of Jerry, until maybe 95. 86 Jerry makes 91 Jerry look like 73 Jerry