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Grateful Dead July 14, 1985

Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA | Listen on archive

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4
Estimated Prophet
The Prophet on the Beach at Ventura
3
Brother Esau
Very rare track even only available on the tape,lol. Nice version from a nice show and a pek mid 80's year.
8
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Clean, professional and on point jammin' here - Jer is thowin' trills and fills here - awesome. (Source:CM)
10
Althea
This one's a CLINIC. Lots of sweet bending here...the outro is masterful.
3
Not Fade Away
Sweet one here.... Jer playin with a riff I can't place - they wring this one out nicely. (Source:CM)
3
Black Peter
Delivered with conviction...
3
Truckin'
Well played standard > Smokestack....(source:CM)
3
Smokestack Lightnin'
They hit the groove on this one so Jerry can throw the nasty sauce on it. (source:CM)
6
Ship of Fools
Stunning work here - they loved playing this at Ventura.
5
Eyes Of The World
Summer wind, bikinis and the beach - this is what an '80's slowed down Eyes can be - lovely.
3
Cassidy
Vortex achieved Jerry hits LIG styled speed and jam.
2
Might As Well
Real fun and bouncy. Definitely recommend!
4
Looks Like Rain
Stunning version from a very underrated year. One of my favorites for sure
1
Big Railroad Blues
Another '85 ripper!
2
Drums -> Space
Magic. They are dialed into the zone all night and the rhythm devils don’t disappoint and niether does an out there space sequence. Some true magic
2
They Love Each Other
Jerry rocks steady and sings very well while Phil rocks from the bottom
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