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Grateful Dead May 3, 1986

Cal Expo Sacramento, CA | Listen on archive

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6
The Other One
A great The Other One->Comes A Time.
12
They Love Each Other
Cal Expo...trippy version here.
23
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nice Scarlet extended first jam from Jerry tons of Brent here, The transition is stellar with ideas flowing from Jerry, Phil and Brent, hot exit jam
4
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Wonderful pre drums placement loads of jamming on this dedicated to Laura?
12
The Race Is On
Great take on the rarely played tune follows a hot Cold Rain and Snow, VERY good early 1986 show
24
Comes A Time
Really passionate reading, lots of good 1986 Comes A times. This is among the best.
7
Cold Rain and Snow
Real hot opener followed by the rare jewel the race is on.
17
High Time
Jerry is passionate on this version, real nice
10
C. C. Rider
Killer grove to this one.
14
Deal
Torched Deal at this top show from 86.
8
Sugar Magnolia
So good an encore wasn't needed.
6
Promised Land
Bobby flubs a line but the power and energy is superb, off the new 30 trips Box set, Which is beautiful by the way.
7
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
High energy rocker, dont be scared by the 1986 date, they are dialed in on this evening
6
Beat it on Down The Line
Rager, bobby sounds like a madman possessed
2
Drums -> Space
I'm listening to this one in headphones right now & it's super cool. Dead were ahead of their time with experimental, ambient, electronica.