Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
was recorded on December 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 of 2012. Recorded and
mastered Betty Cantor-Jackson, a longtime recording engineer for the
Grateful Dead. Almost from the outset, the Dead were meticulous about
taping their concerts.
During several periods in their history, Cantor-Jackson did the taping, mixing the soundboard feed directly onto a two-track tape as the music was being performed.
Robinson and co. strike a psychedelic balance between lush jamming and bluesy rocking. The result is a real trip down the rabbit hole complete with some of Robinson’s most poetic lyrics and truly impressive musicianship. It’s a fascinating, fiery, and formidable introduction to the group and one of the year.
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/11/12)
DISC 01:
01 – Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
02 – Tomorrow Blues
03 – Mother Of Stone
04 – Meanwhile In The Gods…
05 – Star Or Stone
06 – Bertha
DISC 02:
01 – Rosalee
02 – Blue Suede Shoes
03 – Rosalee (Reprise)
04 – Good Times
05 – 40 Days
06 – Train Robbers
07 – Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
DISC 03:
01 – Vibration & Light Suite
02 – Little Lizzie Mae
03 – Last Place That Love Lives
04 – Sunday Sound
05 – Wheel Don’t Roll
06 – Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/12/12)
DISC 01:
01 – Someday Past The Sunset
02 – Jump The Turnstile
03 – Reflections On A Broken Mirror
04 – Roll Old Jeremiah
05 – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
06 – Tulsa Yesterday
DISC 02:
01 – Barefoot By The Cherry Tree
02 – Poor Elijah – Tribute To Johnson (Medley)
03 – I’m Ready
04 – 100 Days Of Rain
05 – Never Been To Spain
06 – Sunday Sound
DISC 03:
01 – Appaloosa
02 – They Love Each Other
03 – Vibration & Light Suite
04 – Rosalee
05 – Bright Lights, Big City
06 – Seventh Son
07 – Mr. Charlie
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/14/12)
DISC 01:
01. Try Rock N Roll
02. Jump The Turnstile
03. Someday Past The Sunset
04. Crash On The Levee
05. Star Or Stone
06. Althea
DISC 02:
01. Vibration & Light Suite
02. Beware
03. Meanwhile In The Gods…
04. Tomorrow Blues
05. Mother Of Stone
06. Tornado
DISC 03:
01. Driving Wheel
02. Tough Mama
03. Ride
04. Rosalee
- encore -
05. Girl I Love You
06. Badlands Here We Come
07. Got Love
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/15/12)
DISC 01:
01 – I’m Ready
02 – Tomorrow Blues
03 – Eagles On The Highway
04 – Tulsa Yesterday
05 – Star Or Stone
06 – Brown Eyed Women
07 – Like A Tumbleweed In Eden
DISC 02:
01 – Never Been To Spain
02 – Saturday Night In Oak Grove, Louisiana
03 – Girl On The Mountain
04 – 40 Days
05 – Train Robbers
06 – West L.A. Fadeaway
DISC 03:
01 – Ride
02 – I Ain’t Hiding
03 – Sunday Sound
04 – Silver Car
05 – Blue Suede Shoes
06 – I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/16/12)
DISC 01:
01. Bright Lights, Big City
02. Jump The Turnstile
03. Badlands Here We Come
04. Roll Old Jeremiah
05. Tulsa Yesterday
06. Appaloosa
07. Wheel Don’t Roll
DISC 02:
01. Sail On Sailor
02. Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Goop
03. The Wheel
04. Reflections On A Broken Mirror
05. 100 Days Of Rain
06. Vibration & Light Suite
DISC 03:
01. Little Lizzie Mae
02. Barefoot By The Cherry Tree
03. Rosalee
- encore -
04. I Am A Pilgrim
05. Sugaree
During several periods in their history, Cantor-Jackson did the taping, mixing the soundboard feed directly onto a two-track tape as the music was being performed.
Robinson and co. strike a psychedelic balance between lush jamming and bluesy rocking. The result is a real trip down the rabbit hole complete with some of Robinson’s most poetic lyrics and truly impressive musicianship. It’s a fascinating, fiery, and formidable introduction to the group and one of the year.
- Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar),
- Neal Casal (guitar, vocals),
- Adam MacDougall (keys, vocals),
- George Sluppick (drums)
- Mark Dutton (bass, vocals).
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/11/12)
DISC 01:
01 – Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
02 – Tomorrow Blues
03 – Mother Of Stone
04 – Meanwhile In The Gods…
05 – Star Or Stone
06 – Bertha
DISC 02:
01 – Rosalee
02 – Blue Suede Shoes
03 – Rosalee (Reprise)
04 – Good Times
05 – 40 Days
06 – Train Robbers
07 – Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
DISC 03:
01 – Vibration & Light Suite
02 – Little Lizzie Mae
03 – Last Place That Love Lives
04 – Sunday Sound
05 – Wheel Don’t Roll
06 – Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/12/12)
DISC 01:
01 – Someday Past The Sunset
02 – Jump The Turnstile
03 – Reflections On A Broken Mirror
04 – Roll Old Jeremiah
05 – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
06 – Tulsa Yesterday
DISC 02:
01 – Barefoot By The Cherry Tree
02 – Poor Elijah – Tribute To Johnson (Medley)
03 – I’m Ready
04 – 100 Days Of Rain
05 – Never Been To Spain
06 – Sunday Sound
DISC 03:
01 – Appaloosa
02 – They Love Each Other
03 – Vibration & Light Suite
04 – Rosalee
05 – Bright Lights, Big City
06 – Seventh Son
07 – Mr. Charlie
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/14/12)
DISC 01:
01. Try Rock N Roll
02. Jump The Turnstile
03. Someday Past The Sunset
04. Crash On The Levee
05. Star Or Stone
06. Althea
DISC 02:
01. Vibration & Light Suite
02. Beware
03. Meanwhile In The Gods…
04. Tomorrow Blues
05. Mother Of Stone
06. Tornado
DISC 03:
01. Driving Wheel
02. Tough Mama
03. Ride
04. Rosalee
- encore -
05. Girl I Love You
06. Badlands Here We Come
07. Got Love
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/15/12)
DISC 01:
01 – I’m Ready
02 – Tomorrow Blues
03 – Eagles On The Highway
04 – Tulsa Yesterday
05 – Star Or Stone
06 – Brown Eyed Women
07 – Like A Tumbleweed In Eden
DISC 02:
01 – Never Been To Spain
02 – Saturday Night In Oak Grove, Louisiana
03 – Girl On The Mountain
04 – 40 Days
05 – Train Robbers
06 – West L.A. Fadeaway
DISC 03:
01 – Ride
02 – I Ain’t Hiding
03 – Sunday Sound
04 – Silver Car
05 – Blue Suede Shoes
06 – I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
Betty’s Blends: Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (12/16/12)
DISC 01:
01. Bright Lights, Big City
02. Jump The Turnstile
03. Badlands Here We Come
04. Roll Old Jeremiah
05. Tulsa Yesterday
06. Appaloosa
07. Wheel Don’t Roll
DISC 02:
01. Sail On Sailor
02. Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Goop
03. The Wheel
04. Reflections On A Broken Mirror
05. 100 Days Of Rain
06. Vibration & Light Suite
DISC 03:
01. Little Lizzie Mae
02. Barefoot By The Cherry Tree
03. Rosalee
- encore -
04. I Am A Pilgrim
05. Sugaree