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Grateful Dead May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT | Listen on archive
11
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
A cheesy video of this kickass version would have Garcia playing atop a steam locomotive as it barrels down the track.
2
Ship of Fools
The whole band was so on this night. Jerry's pouring emotion in this one. Check it out.
4
The Other One
Short but an intense ball of energy loaded with sizzling energetic runs by everyone.
3
Space
Numerous "Lively Up Yourself" teases within this short space--follows a "He's Gone" dedicated to Bob Marley
2
Drums
He's Gone->Drums->Space, usually get bored with the longer drums but this one is truly special, real fast and powerful, gets so trippy after 4:15
2
Don't Ease Me In
closes out the show the day after Bob Marley died, great organ, before getting into it BW says "he was a powerful poet and a general revolutionary"
2
Little Red Rooster
Bobby and Jerry trade licks scorchingly! Hot!!! They continue ripping into a ridiculous China-Rider! Hot show after the death of Bob Marley.