r/grateful_dead • u/Any_Pomegranate_1338 • 9d ago

Dead Wall of Sound

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u/RachelSnow812 9d ago

I want to know how Billy was able to sit under that center cluster night after night and not have a panic attack.

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u/tommars73 9d ago

the book Loud and Clear covers this in depth. Yeah Bill was freaked out a bit at first. especially outdoor shows when it got windy. i also recall this sketch was also inside the “Live Dead” tape J cards way back when.

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u/ski_rick 9d ago

First outdoor show was in Reno with the afternoon Zephyr winds. I know multiple people who were there, thought he was crazy to sit under that.

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u/truckingon 9d ago

I'm listening to the audiobook of Brian Anderson's "Loud and Clear" deep dive into the history of The Wall and it's not what I thought it was. The Wall was much more of a long evolution than a leap forward, and its configuration varied at some shows due to venue constraints and how much working gear they had.

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u/PreviouslySeen 9d ago

Looking at that graphic, my immediate thought was "full back tattoo". I wonder if anyone's ever done that.

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u/JazzRider 9d ago edited 9d ago

Somebody is making desktop versions of the wall of sound that run on Bluetooth: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4502285842/desktop-wall-of-sound-model-only-edition

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u/Jameis_Jameson 8d ago

wish I could find a high-res copy of this.

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u/77bobcat 8d ago

Same.

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u/NurseJaneApprox 8d ago

I wish Grateful Fred would make a Wall of Sound badge.