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Grateful Dead Aug. 5, 1974

Philadelphia Civic Arena Philadelphia, PA | Listen on archive

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12
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Jerry's solos groove with this great Foxtrot Ballroom melody and the band just swings along with him. So Perfect!!
17
He's Gone
Garcia on slide guitar during the outtro!
28
Truckin'
Holy Moley!!! WHITE hot Truckin' peak, into a seriously funky powerhouse space jam, and then landing on a wild Other One jam
2
Dire Wolf
Dick's Picks 31 version
22
Stella Blue
Dick's Picks 31 version
16
It Must Have Been The Roses
A great combo of Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo->It Must Have Been The Roses
10
Space
Listed as a 'Space' on the Dick's Pick, but really part of an epic Truckin>Other One jam, this gets really out there!!!
16
Scarlet Begonias
Awesome early version. Jerry has a great solo at the end.
4
Brown Eyed Women
Smoking versions, highlight of the set to me. Jerry and phil dominating the tune
10
Around and Around
This jam goes off the rails and completely mental. End of the 1st set - sheesh!
4
Jack Straw
Super, clean sweet lines on this one due to the tunes tempo and Jerry's tone
6
Big River
Energetic, rocking version from a decent set of Philly shows, some of which appear on DP31
5
Deal
One of best of 1974. Tight, Jerry inventive and confident, good soloing. Everything a Deal should be. Give it a listen.
10
Me and Bobby McGee
The psychedelic '74 touch is soo good on this tune
6
Take A Step Back
The folks up front are looking decidedly two-dimensional...
2
China Cat Sunflower
The China in this China Rider is simply amazing. Fantastic extra long jam before the Feelin' Groovy jam.
2
El Paso
Classic
2
One More Saturday Night
Part of Dick's picks 31 for good reason.
1
The Other One
Listed as a Jam this other one is trippy and takes you far and wide... while not being that long lol
2
Beat it on Down The Line
Zippy, choogling BIODTL with a great groove.
1
Promised Land
Firing on all cylinders right out the gate. I'm certain Jerry's fretboard caught fire after that first solo. Impossible not to groove to.