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The Wall of Sound was an enormous sound reinforcement system designed in 1973 specifically for the Grateful Dead's live performances. The largest concert sound system built at that time, [1] [2] the Wall of Sound fulfilled lead designer Owsley "Bear" Stanley's desire for a distortion-free sound system that could also serve as its own monitoring ...
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.
Under the professional name Bear, he was the sound engineer for the Grateful Dead, recording many of the band's live performances. Stanley also developed the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, one of the largest mobile sound reinforcement systems ever constructed. Stanley also helped Robert Thomas design the band's trademark skull logo.
The inside is an homage to the Grateful Dead's Wall of sound sound system. The first two pages contain liner notes by Owsley "Bear" Stanley next to a large black-and-white photograph of the system. The two pages in the middle contain a collage consisting of some newspaper clippings backed by another black-and-white image of the system
In 1974 the Grateful Dead were exhausted from touring, and it had proven too expensive and cumbersome to tour with the "Wall of Sound" sound system. In response, the group decided to stop touring for an indefinite period of time. In October they played five nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. As they were the last ...
Dan Healy is an audio engineer who often worked with the American rock band the Grateful Dead. [1] [2] He succeeded Alembic and Owsley "Bear" Stanley as the group's chief sound man after the Wall Of Sound in 1974 and subsequent band hiatus through 1975.
However, Wall admits it’s all about the sound. “I was a big REM fan, and a lot of those songs are practically gibberish. ... Wall and his bandmates are grateful for the opportunity to work ...
Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording.The label for volume 31 reads: "Dicks Picks Vol. 31 was mastered from the original 2 track analog source tapes, running at 7.5 IPS, recorded during the last American tour using the famed Wall Of Sound.