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Grateful Dead Oct. 10, 1980

Warfield Theater San Francisco, CA | Listen on archive

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8
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Band is in fine form. Huge version, features great ensemble playing. FOTM peaks.
4
Candyman
Wonderful...The boys take their time and pack a punch with this one
13
Row Jimmy
Brent's backup vocals always get me on this...and the band is doin' work here too...Jerry's slide is perfect
5
Dark Hollow
Great version, great show.
15
Jack A Roe
The original Reckoning version.
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
A standout version from a great show.
5
On The Road Again
Love Jerry's lick to close the song
21
Jack Straw
A Slow paced version! Gets very intense durng the end of the song. Bobby sings his heart out.
9
Heaven Help The Fool
Absolutely a fantastic song, should have been played more. nice acoustic jam
3
Franklin's Tower
another blazing half step franklins tower
9
Ripple
first one i had on tape so sweet
5
Eyes Of The World
Thoughtful and playful with some neat Brent doorbell jammin' - Jer's mood seems to be really telegraphed here it's cool.
7
To Lay Me Down
Acoustic pinnacle
6
Estimated Prophet
Evreyones locked in on this one. Nice jam at the end.On the 'Band Beyond Descripton' bonus disc.
9
Samson and Delilah
I can't believe the Samson from Dead Set isn't listed, it's such a unique version with a vibe I've never heard in any other Samson!
3
Althea
Surprised this wasn’t mentioned. Anyone else think Jerry sounds like an angel when he sings “Ophelia?” on this?
5
Bird Song
Surprised to not see this excellent acoustic version on here already!
1
All New Minglewood Blues
Thumping with some dirty slide. From Dead Set
5
Monkey and the Engineer
The single greatest song in the known galaxy
1
Big Railroad Blues
Amazing 2nd set gem in an overlooked year