Remember running to the pay phone at set break to spread the word.

@yonderpants4394

Ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! BOX OF RAIN BOX OF RAIN!!!!🌈🌈🌈

Never heard an audience roar like the one here on that night when the audience figured out what they were hearing. Just unbelievable -- the mothership must have almost collapsed under that roar of unbridled joy and exceitement. A priceless, precious moment I will remember until the day I die. Not a dry eye in the house anywhere by the end of the song -- no one there missed the significance of what they were hearing. When the band returned to the stage for the second set, the ovation they received was so long and so loud it felt like they'd never be able to play, but when they did, the energy and vibes generated by the return of Box of Rain ushered in one of the best second sets I've ever heard. I've been present for quite a few of the holiest bust-outs -- Dark Star and Attics in this same venue, the 1988 electric Ripple and the 1990 Lucy/Easy To Love You/Black-Throated Wind trifecta at the Cap Centre, but none held a candle to this moment. Sounds like maybe the 03/19/1995 bust-out of Unbroken Chain (which I missed...) might have rivaled it. As great as this version is, be sure to listen to an audience tape at some point to appreciate what it was like at audience level. Ah, my friends, this is the greatest band ever; let there be no doubt.

@LoloYodel

4 жыл бұрын

Dear Sir, What a pertinent and sincere statement, if I may. Bravo !

@christheghostwriter

2 жыл бұрын

"never heard an audience roar like that" Help on the Way from the 89 Warlocks show would like a word

@artphreak1

2 жыл бұрын

Those 3 shows were my first exposure to the Dead and it was truly one of the most beautiful and incredible experiences of my life. I didn’t know why the crowd reacted the way they did after the first 20 seconds or so but I certainly felt it.

@jeffreyfernald

Жыл бұрын

the 1983 St Stephen was deafening. I missed Ripple, I'd rather have had Ripple than SS

@MrSnappy67

Жыл бұрын

I missed the Warlocks (and '83 Stephen) but caught all the other bustouts you list. And I agree ~ this was the loudest I ever heard the crowd. The most special of all the above (that I saw).

An amazing moment that I was blessed to experience. They had been sound checking it and rumors flying for a break out in Hampton. Was taping and after the first few seconds left my shit and headed for the stage. Loudest crowd response I have ever heard. Still gives me chills!

@atravelerofbothtimespace4172

5 ай бұрын

This comment gave me chills lol

Definitely one of if not the best 5 minutes I’ve ever experienced in many many dead shows. This really brings it all home.

Hearing box of rain makes me think of my dad who passed 1.5 years ago. RIP

Phil's little dance when it goes to Jerry is amazing

3 notes here ! 1) Bobby's "now we're gonna prove that practice makes perfect" (after an arguably horrific "Althea") then 2) I added a very difficult Soundboard audio here and 3) this was the 1st "Box of Rain" since Watkins Glen, July 28, 1973.

@jamemacdonald9082

4 жыл бұрын

Phil sounds good, not to shabby for 13 years spread!! Thanks your the best.

@richardm4857

4 жыл бұрын

Great job! Sounds really good! Thanks!

@klaussmith

4 жыл бұрын

Best video mix I have seen thanks. Needed this, there were many tears of joy that set break.

@scottmotin803

3 жыл бұрын

I got chills all over my body when the crowd first reacted. Then I teared up when the verse that begins with Box Of Rain. It must have been sick to see that live! Thanks for this!

@BleauxLeaux

Жыл бұрын

I too remember the preceding Althea and thinking "damn, that was really bad"...then this!!!

I was fortunate to be at this show having seen all the Dead shows at the Hampton Coliseum from 84-88. It really was an ethereal event. I joined in a group hug during that song that was scintillating. So happy to see that a video exists of this show.

cant imagine actually being there for this. id cry for sure

@jeffellis21

10 ай бұрын

At least 80%. EVERYONE was hugging. There was one guy going up and down the aisle shaking hands with everyone like Catholics do in church, and i realized this IS church. This is OUR church, and these are our hymns, and Box is one of the holiest, most special hymns. In church you are called to witness, and on that evening we all witnessed, and it was one of the most beautiful things you could ever see. To this day, this moment remains one of the most beautiful and significant events of my life, and I'll bet if you polled everyone you could find who was there that night, at least 70% would say the same thing. But why? It's just a rock band, right? And just a song, right? I remember in the summer of 2014 my kids, then 9 and 7, and I passed the Coliseum on our way from Baltimore to my uncle's place in OBX and I told them about it, but just could not quite find the words to explain why it was so significant. Fast forward to 07/16/2022, my daughter, now 17, and I were walking out of Citi Field after her first Dead show and as we walked out she asked if I remembered telling her and her brother about the show as we passed the Coliseum and how I couldn't explain the significance in any way that made sense. I said I did, and she told me that now, having seen the band (even in reconstituted form) that she now understood. There is some special magic indeed in this band.

Top 10 highlight of my touring years. Never heard such an ovation at the end of a first set. I heard the band gave Phil a standing O in the backstage. ❤❤

...and Southern Bell was unexpectedly overwhelmed at 9:30PM on Thursday March 20th, 1986...

@naturescures7822

2 жыл бұрын

I remember huge line at payphone and a girl screaming on phone box of fucking rain!!!!

It’s just a box of rain. Cheers for all your work in making this video happen!

Legendary

Man what a night...I was sixteen and out of my mind....no wonder my family disowned me...AT LEAST IM ENJOYIN THE RIDE!

believe it if you need it

Always mad energy in Hampton!

I was there...

Saw this tour ~ cudos for posting ~ thanks for the brain shake! ~ 😉💋

this is god damned amazing

he looks excited when he actually lands on the right note from time to time haha

@JayRiemenschneider

3 ай бұрын

😂😂the man knows his limitations

Dont be surprised if you catch me dreaming too

Amazing moment. I remember the crowd ovation lasted for a long time after they finished.

That crowd response is amazing.

Thank you!

What sucks is Phil is so happy there that he looks to his best pal Bill and smiles. Today, and for many years, they don't even talk.

@absolutelypositively

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch.

Awesome!!!!

Weir friggin’ jinxed it!!! 😂

Yeah! Go Phil!

Yeah!

iwt