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Grateful Dead Oct. 11, 1983

Madison Square Garden New York, NY | Listen on archive

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12
I Need A Miracle
into Bertha. oh yeah.
7
Touch of Grey
A bit sloppy early version but i'm a sucker for the late set versions of this song.
25
St. Stephen
A Major Break-Out, you must hear the crown reaction, none of the '83 versions really stand out, but this needs to be heard.
31
China Doll
Bertha>jam>China Doll. So very sweet.
18
Throwing Stones
Overlooked? Definitely. The 2-minute middle jam is really super. Garcia really works the scales and fan licks on this one.
13
Wang Dang Doodle
how did the "heady" people miss this? opens the show @MSG
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Driven by the drummers. Gets better every time I hear it.
2
I Know You Rider
most powerful "wish i was a headlight"
7
Jack Straw
Wicked fast comes out of wang dang. Quite a pairing.
6
Bird Song
This thing gets crinkly
2
Johnny B. Goode
Amazing night at the garden. I'm ready for round 2. Same place tomorrow see ya there ;)
19
Bertha
Awesome Bertha>Jam>China Doll.
6
Space
Birds in Space - then at 6:35 someone/bandmember asks - Have you seen that joint? Sbd.
8
Hell in a Bucket
A "Perfect" version. Drums, vocals, guitar leads, bass... everyone is on-point!
6
Keep Your Day Job
I can see why one wouldn’t really care for this song, but fuck it, I really like it
4
Day Job
Great version of Day Job coming out of the quintessential Hell in a Bucket. This song has an early Beatles vibe that I really dig.
3
Mexicali Blues
Has that MSG energy throughout, and Jerry's melodic solo contains one great riff after another.
2
Me and My Uncle
Big energy, a good Jerry solo, no lyrical flubs, and transitions into a hot Mexicali Blues. What else could you ask for?