Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3
| Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 | ||||
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| Live album by Grateful Dead | ||||
| Released | June 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | June 16 and 18, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length |
158:42 bonus disc: 78:30 |
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| Label | Grateful Dead | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
| Grateful Dead chronology | ||||
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Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 Bonus Disc
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable) |
| The Best of Website | (A) |
| The Music Box |
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Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 is a two-CD live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. The seventh in their "Road Trips" series of albums, it was recorded on June 16, 1974, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, and on June 18, 1974, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. A third, bonus disc included with some copies of the album was recorded at the same two concerts. The album was released on June 18, 2009.
The cover of Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 depicts the Wall of Sound. This was the very large and powerful concert sound system being used by the Grateful Dead at the time of these shows. It was composed of more than 600 speakers, powered by dozens of amplifiers. Each musical instrument had its own dedicated array of speakers. The Wall of Sound provided a superior sonic environment for Dead concert audiences of that era.
State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 6/16/74
Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74
Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74
State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 6/16/74
Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74
During the "China Cat Sunflower" jam, you can hear Jerry Garcia briefly play the melody to "I've Been Working on the Railroad."
The complete set lists for the June 16 and 18, 1974 concerts were:
June 16, 1974, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa:
June 18, 1974, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky:
* appears on Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3
** appears on bonus disc
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