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Grateful Dead Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena San Francisco, CA | Listen on archive
51
Dark Star
Farewell to Winterland; Not 40 mins. long ; no break down into feedback nonsense. Just sweet jazzy jamming; Just exactly perfect send off.
38
Terrapin Station
i've heard a million of these, and this one is closest to perfection. heartfelt vocals, minimal flubs, and the groove is locked in. tight!
10
And We Bid You Goodnight
You only get about the half the song in the recording but the band is awesome sounding and the audience is going insane!
18
St. Stephen
immortalized in the film taken that special evening. fantastic version with all the elements. watch the video!
16
Drums
19 minutes, man it gets weird: whistles, gamelans, melodica solo, bird calls, kazoos, explosions: was every one in on the jam? Anyone remember?
17
Good Lovin'
Blissful dancealong. As clear a statement of what the good times feeling of the later Donna era could sound like. Nice times.