Joe Russo's Almost Dead
12-04-2016
Dominican Holidaze
Punta Cana
Dominican Republic

Source 1: Schoeps cmc621 (On Stage, Split 15') -> Sonosax SX-M2 -> Apogee Mini-Me -> Sound Devices 744T -> WAV (@24/96); 
Source 2: SBD (Digidesign/Avid Profile) -> Sound Devices 744T (via XLR, @24/96); 

Transfer: WAVs -> Vegas Pro 13.0 (mix/render) -> SoundForge Pro 11.0 (EQ, normalize, fades, 96->44.1 iZotope 64-Bit SRC w/anti-alias filter; 24->16 bit iZotope MBIT+ Dither w/ Ultra/High settings) -> CDWav -> FLAC

Recorded by Pete Costello & Eric McRoberts - Transferred, mixed and mastered by Eric McRoberts - FOH mix and on stage mics by Pete Costello

Public Soundcheck:

01 Night Train %% ->
02 Vampire Blues (JR) ->
03 King Solomon’s Marbles ->
04 Jam ->
05 New Speedway Boogie @ (TH) ->
06 The Music Never Stopped @ (SM)
07 Uncle John’s Band (All)

Set I

01 Intro
02 Scarlet Begonias # (TH) ->
03 Cassidy $ (SM) ->
04 Fire on the Mountain % (TH) ->
05 St. Stephen (All) ->
06 Alligator ^ (SM) ->
07 St. Stephen Reprise (All) ->
08 The Eleven (TH & JR) ->
09 Deal (TH) ->
10 Scarlet Begonias Reprise &

Set II

01 Dancing In The Streets *(SM) ->
02 Eyes Of The World (TH) ->
03 Throwing Stones (SM) ->
04 Cumberland Blues + (All) ->
05 Throwing Stones Reprise (SM) ->
06 Ramble On Rose (TH)
07 Truckin (SM) ->
08 Born Cross Eyed Jam

Encore:

09 Shakedown Street ** (TH)


Comment
%% - Jimmy Forrest cover. Song fades in, first time played by Almost Dead
@ - Both unfinished. NSB was just 2 verses & MNS lacked the jam at the end
# - With Cassidy Teases (TH)
$ - With Rubin & Cherise Teases (MB)
% - With Rubin & Cherise Teases and Cassidy Teases (TH & band)
^ - Unfinished
& - First Time Played by Almost Dead
* - With an unknown tease (MB)
+ - With a "Duo Jam"
** - With “Serpentine Fire” (Earth Wind & Fire) teases (MB & TH)

Joe Russo - Drums, Vocals
Tom Hamilton - Guitar, Vocals
Scott Metzger - Guitar, Vocals
Marco Benevento - Keyboards, Vocals
Dave Dreiwitz - Bass

SHOW #88 - Show technically started on the morning of 2016-12-05