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Grateful Dead July 22, 1984

Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA | Listen on archive

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36
Loser
A little rough, but oh so soulful
3
Midnight Hour
I would give my left nut to have been at this sweet show!!!!
7
Dancin' in the Streets
Dancin' on the beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9
I Just Wanna Make Love To You
The first known one since '66 and on my birthday to boot!!!
5
Brother Esau
One of the few times the band played on my birthday and a good version too.
6
Brokedown Palace
This version is stellar from a stellar show. I love the roughness and pure emotion in Jerry's voice. I have yet to hear a better version
9
Morning Dew
out of a creepy space. Dew on the beach!
10
Throwing Stones
It really starts to grove.....
7
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
That's right...........
10
Samson and Delilah
Growling, aggressive, hard driving Samson that deserves to be on this list.
5
Keep Your Day Job
1st set closer... not the cliche' it always was.
7
Not Fade Away
This version won't miss this list on my clock.
4
Drums
OH... Just try it!
5
Drums -> Space
The Fishbowl Jam
7
Ramble On Rose
Whole show has that extra bouncy punch to it. Jerry has the 84 growl going on big time.
6
Hell in a Bucket
Really raunchy hard rocking version. Teamed with Day Job for a very rock n roll ending to the set. this is a real stellar versions bobby gives his all
18
Ship of Fools
Beautiful JErry really singing with a lot of passion, Brent and Phil are fabulous here as are Bobby's backing vocals. very poignant reading this time.
1
Day Job
Set 1 Closer > Encore
1
Bertha
Some vocal flubs, but Jerry's playing is nice, fast and clean. Good show.