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Grateful Dead Aug. 31, 1981

Aladdin Theater Las Vegas, NV | Listen on archive

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7
Feel Like A Stranger
the circus is in town. check out the beginning of jerry's solo.......
7
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nice long scarlet with a real cool transition melts into a hot fanning Jerry fest of a fire
8
Morning Dew
Sweet Vegas Dew.
5
Deal
Incredibly hot Deal, the boys really burn it down
7
Loser
Rock solid version. The solo peak is incredible, check out the matrix version!
2
El Paso
Wow! One of, if not the, best performances of El Paso post Godchaux era.
3
Althea
Chord-tastic solo from Jerry
4
Let It Grow
Incredibly underrated
5
Little Red Rooster
Proudly submit this version. That Dusborne matrix gives this superb depth of sound. Brent’s Hammond solo is lively and strong, and Jerry’s lightning.
1
Playin' In The Band
Special piece of a big hot night when all the cogs were limber and booming.