Live at Roseland is a 2001 live album by the band RatDog, featuring former Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir. In contrast to studio album Evening Moods, this release contains mostly songs from the Grateful Dead song book. It was recorded at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon, on April 25 and 26, 2001.
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| Released | July 2001 | |||
| Recorded | April 25–26, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 146:09 | |||
| Label | Grateful Dead Records | |||
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The song "Ashes and Glass" contains an instrumental excerpt of Grateful Dead's well-known jam classic "Dark Star".
Reception
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| AllMusic | |
| Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene | |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | |
In a review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann wrote: "RatDog comes off as a Grateful Dead clone band with the Dead's surviving co-lead vocalist at the helm... In addition to the repertoire, there is the overall musical style of the band, which, despite the presence of a saxophone, has a very Dead-like feel. Add it up, and this is music Deadheads will welcome."[1]
Author Dean Budnick stated that, despite the presence of some "agreeable interpretations" of Dead material, "the release fails to deliver on the band's full resources."[2]
Track listing
editDisc one
edit- "The Music Never Stopped" (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) – 10:25
- "New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) – 8:55
- "Loser" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 9:43
- "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Hunter, Garcia) – 5:22
- "Corrina" (Hunter, Weir) – 10:09
- "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 12:08
- "Ashes and Glass" (André Pessis, Weir, Jeff Chimenti, Dave Ellis, Mark Karan, Jay Lane, Mike McGinn, Rob Wasserman) – 14:13
Disc two
edit- "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 14:20
- "Bass/Drums" (Wasserman, Lane) – 6:13
- "Mission in the Rain" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:21
- "Even So" (Gerrit Graham, Weir, Chimenti, Ellis, Karan, Matthew Kelly, Lane, McGinn, Wasserman) – 8:52
- "Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:44
- "The Other One" (Bill Kreutzmann, Weir) – 8:57
- "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:45
- "Turn On Your Love Light" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 10:56
Recording dates
edit- April 25, 2001 - Disc 1 tracks 1-3 & 6, Disc 2 tracks 4–7
- April 26, 2001 - Disc 1 tracks 4-5 & 7, Disc 2 tracks 1-3 & 8
Credits
editRatDog
edit- Kenny Brooks – saxophone
- Jeff Chimenti – background vocals, keyboards
- Mark Karan – background vocals, lead guitar
- Jay Lane – background vocals, drums
- Rob Wasserman – double bass
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Production
edit- FOH engineer, recording & mixing – Michael McGinn
- Assistant recording engineer – Jose Neves
- Assistant mix engineer – Mike Frietas
- Mastering engineer – Kris Ziakis
- Monitor engineer – Chris Charucki
- Cover art & layout design – Gary Houston, Kevin Hutton
- Photography – Susana Millman, Stephen Dorian Miner
- Album coordination – Cassidy Law