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Grateful Dead Dec. 3, 1981

Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI | Listen on archive

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16
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Beautiful soaring solo from Garcia and Brent also stands out in this ensemble gem...
26
Black Peter
Great Jam to end it
8
Bertha
Ripping and great. Also too add, show contains best Black Peter ever IMHO.
17
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Garcia plays around with some nice themes in the Scarlet, and the Fire is crushed. Nice combo here.
4
He's Gone
Soulful He's Gone from a fantastic second set
6
Estimated Prophet
Part of a nice Set II that surely has something for everyone.
3
Drums -> Space
Short and weird, just the way I like it.
6
Spanish Jam
Nice jam into "Truckin." Can anyone id the organ lick Brent throws in just before the transition?
5
C. C. Rider
This Rider blew the roof off Dane Co Coliseum on a snowy night
3
They Love Each Other
Nice mellow expansive leads
3
Big River
Good energy, gets ya dancin
2
Jack Straw
Phil gets the bass pumpin to start this night in madtown
6
Deep Elem Blues
Cool electric deep elem tossed in on a great night
5
Loser
Sweet sounding Phil zone on aud
1
Me and My Uncle
Underrated show
1
Althea
1981 is chock full of good Altheas, and this is one. A bunch of cool JG riffs - surprised this isn't listed. Solid show.