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Grateful Dead Dec. 31, 1981

Oakland Auditorium Oakland, CA | Listen on archive

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12
Dark Star
they weren't messing around for these new years shows
30
Shakedown Street
Jerry at some of his pied-piper best
12
Cold Rain and Snow
loud and awesome
12
New Minglewood Blues
This whole show is completely fuxin hot
6
Morning Dew
so sweet, so intense, so jerry
11
Playin' In The Band
Hot rendition with multiple interesting themes. Winds down terrapin
4
C. C. Rider
The best bobby slide solo I've ever heard into a pretty good Harmonica Solo! Great version
10
Big Boss Man
I know it's sacrelig to submit any Pig greats post-pig, but this is a BA** post-pig Boss Man.
5
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Brent howls on this one. What a fun night this must have been.
4
Bertha
nice leads on a romp out of DS
3
Terrapin Station
hardly a didaster and within a pre-drums Playin' sandwich!
2
Stella Blue
Transcendent.
7
Aiko Aiko
Fantastic sequence of the midnight countdown With Ken Kesey and Bill Graham into a twisted Aiko with Matt Kelly
3
Not Fade Away
Truly a spectacular New Years show easily among their best NYE performances. Spectacular Set 3 of which this is a heady part
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
Tremendous among my favorites, from a stellar NYE show.
4
The Other One
Hot with special guest QMS guitar hero John Cipollina
4
Mexicali Blues
-> from a smokin' Me And My Uncle. Jerry shreds on the long solo of this version. Highly recommended!
3
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
1
Beat it on Down The Line
Colorful pops of tight, zones of jerry
1
Drums -> Space
Jerry and Bobby create a beautiful space before TOO. A conversation in strings. Billy and Mickey create primal, carnivorous music. Hunting music.
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