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Released: February 5, 2002 |
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Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69 Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Good Morning Little School Girl
2. Casey Jones
3. Dire Wolf
4. Easy Wind
5. China Cat Sunflower
6. I Know You Rider
7. High Time
8. Mama Tried
9. Good Lovin'
10. Cumberland Blues
Disc 2:
1. Dark Star
2. The Other One
3. Dark Star
4. Uncle John's Band Jam
5. Dark Star
6. St. Stephen
7. The Eleven
Editorial Review:
The people say that this one was one of the late Dick Latvala's favorite shows--and since the Dead's tape archivist was the fountainhead of the Dick's Picks series, you better believe it's a solid choice. The first of the series to feature a 1960s performance, Volume 16 catches the band on the cusp of a transitional period. The first part of this Fillmore Auditorium gem showcases five songs from Workingman's Dead, which wouldn't be released until spring of the following year. The band is feeling their way through these newer songs a bit--this may have been their first-ever live version of "Cumberland Blues" and it shows--but these songs (and their cover of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried") foreshadow their evolution toward the simplicity and sincerity of country and folk music. By the second disc, however, the Dead are back in their familiar psychedelic playground, offering a long, winding, scintillating jam through, around, and between "Dark Star" and "Caution." Led by Jerry Garcia and bassist Phil Lesh, the boys are clicking on all cylinders, delivering some of their heaviest, most ruthless music on disc. Toss in the 25-minute "Lovelight" from the previous night's performance for good measure, and you have one of the standout selections from the series thus far. --Marc Greilsamer
Dick's Picks, Vol. 16: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 11/8/69 Reviews:
Not my favorite 
2007-11-23 - I like Dick's Picks 26 from april '69 alot better than this. Disc 1 is a nightmare, and I usually enjoy at least half of the first sets of most shows, but this one just makes me cringe, "Dire Wolf" does NOT need to be 9 minutes long (or however long it is here, too damn long). Jerry's guitar sounds plunky and tone-less throughout the entire show, Contrast his guitar tone on here to Dick's picks 4, he is playing the same Stratocaster and amplifiers, and it is absolutely searing. But here it is dull and sustainless. Maybe it is just the recording, as the entire band sounds dull and plunky. It has it's great moments, as most all dick's picks do, but this one left me a bit cold.
One of the best..... 
2007-02-21 - Rumour has it that this show was Dick's favorite show and released shortly after he passed away, in his memory. As far as I am concerned disc two captures what the dead were about as far as taking music to the next level... and then some. The harmony, not just vocally but instrumentally stand in stone as some of the greatest music ever created. On a personal note... The Eleven coming out of ST. Stephen, was filled with such a passion that it could only fill your heart with the softness of a rose.
ONE THING WORTH MENTIONING 
2007-01-12 - This volume includes one of the most beautiful "We Bid You Goodnight" ever recorded.
One of the best from 1969
2006-12-02 - A wonderful show that also contains early versions of songs that would become GD classics. Some of the all time best versions can be found on here. There are some sound quality problems and unfortunate cuts but this is a wonderful release.
worth it for disc 2
2006-08-12 - disc one contains the first preformance of several songs soon to be released on workingmans dead, the set is mostly sloppy but good morning little schoolgirl and good lovin are excellent, disc two makes the whole cd worth it, the continuing jam of dark star, the other one and uncle johns band jam is mindblowing, disc three has excellent preformances of caution and feedback but not as good as disc 2
