Eyes Of The World/The Music Never Stopped

Deadheads in Finland

FLASHBACK:  JERRY TRIBUTES IN FINLAND, AUTUMN 95
Setlists and reviews by  Jyrki Usva 

Semifinal Club, Helsinki October 7, 1995. 
There were two bands playing Dead covers: Dharma Bums and Uncle John's Dead.
Dharma Bums have been playing Dead covers before in different happenings.
Uncle John's Dead was a group of young Finnish musicians from several bands
that got together for that night.
 
Semifinal is a very small club in basement of Tavastia Club which is best
known rock club in Helsinki. It was packed and feeling was very good. Bands
and audience were close together.

Dharma Bums, about 60 mins
Uncle John's Band
Golden Road
Scarlet Begonias
I Know You Rider
Jack Straw -> Jam
New Speedway Boogie
 
Uncle John's Dead, about 90 mins
Box Of Rain
Friend Of The Devil
Playin' In The Band
Truckin'
Ripple
U.S. Blues
Cumberland
Black Peter
Easy Wind
Ship Of Fools
Franklin's Tower ->
Eyes Of The World
One More Saturday Night
E: Casey Jones
 
Dharma Bums started about 10.30pm and played their set in about 60 mins.
It was interesting to listen Scarlet and Rider alone compared to Dead tapes.
They had quite interesting version of Scarlet. Jam after Jack Straw was
very nice.
 
Uncle John's Dead started just after midnight and played about 90 mins.
Interesting set also, they had some musicians come in just for one or two
songs. After their Casey Jones encore part of audience continued singing
Casey Jones which was really cool. Anyway, great time, absolutely fantastic.
I was surprised to see so many Finnish Deadheads there, and so were some
of the audince members. Although there wasn't hardly any dance floor,
people managed to make some room and there was some dancing. But it was
packed. I burned some incense there, too.
 
Both bands are playing again in 2nd Jerry tribute show in Nov 16. This show
was organized by Uncle John's Dead and next one is organized by Dharma Bums.
Also the next one is in bigger place. I'm looking forward to the 2nd show.

Lepakko, Helsinki, November 16th 95

Greetings from ice cold and snow covered Finland. Snow storm started in the
morning of 2nd Jerry tribute show in Finland (Jerry Garcia and Grateful
Dead Calibration Party) and lasted until yesterday (I mean the snowstorm). Show
was on Thursday 11/16 at Lepakkoluola (Bat Cave) in Helsinki. Party was in
3 different rooms, one for bands to play, one to watch Dead videos and one
for bar and internet connection. People were interested in surfing around
different Dead web sites and chatting in irc. Met a guy who saw Dead at
Bickershaw festival in '72.
 
It was again a small place and bands and audience were close together. Two
Finnish Dead cover bands played, Uncle John's Dead and Dharma Bums, same
ones that played in 1st tribute gig.

Uncle John's Dead, almost 2 hours
U.S. Blues
Friend Of The Devil
Playin' In The Band
Truckin'
Ship Of Fools
Ripple
Sugaree
Box Of Rain
Cumberland Blues
Black Peter
Easy Wind ->
Drums ->
Easy Wind
One More Saturday Night
Franklin's Tower ->
Eyes Of The World
Casey Jones
E: Black Muddy River

Dharma Bums, about 65 mins
Uncle John's Band
Golden Road
Scarlet Begonias
I Know You Rider
It Must Have Been The Roses
Jack Straw
New Speedway Boogie
Dharma Bum Hit ->
Space
E: Bertha
 
Uncle John's Dead started their set about 9.40pm and played almost 2 hours.
Their set was pretty much the same as in 1st show, some songs shuffled
around abit and Sugaree and Black Muddy River added. This time transition
from Franklin's to Eyes went more smoothly than first time and there was a
great guitar solo at end of Eyes and nice end at Eyes. Eyes was very very
nice. Band felt great about it especially Eyes. One drummer (they have 2
drummers) said that during Eyes he found himself eyes closed and just keep
playing and playing. Seems it was more relaxed than last time. Great set.
 
Dharma Bums started about midnight and playe a little over an hour. Their
set was similar to earlier show, also little longer, Roses, Dharma Bum Hit
(their own song) and Bertha added. They went into nice little Space from
DBH, they just came out of it too early.
 
Show room was decorated with tie dye tapestries and posters. There were
several slide show projectors showing 60's show posters and psychedelic
light show.It looked really great. Room was packed and great feeling.
 
Naturally the show was taped. I borrowed my friend's Casio DA-7 and patched
it to soundboard and taped both sets and Yka from Uncle John's Dead made an
audience recording of their set to his DAT. 

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