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Grateful Dead Dec. 31, 1985

Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA | Listen on archive

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10
Midnight Hour
80's happy new year midnight hour
8
100000 Tons of Steel
Brent shines on this one. Rockin'
3
Playin' In The Band
Playing In The Band->Terrapin Station
4
C. C. Rider
A strong version.
2
Throwing Stones
Always been a favorite version. A great ending to an excellent year.
4
Let It Grow
great closing jam Weir hopes "the powers that be" will help them not get to dizzy
4
Terrapin Station
Cool Playing->Terrapin
2
Drums -> Space
Babatunde Olatunji guests and is mystical and magical as always a true pleasure to hear him do his thing with Billy and Mickey
3
Not Fade Away
The video on youtube is amazing, the crowd really shows the band it's love does not Fade Away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgEygiieBwg
8
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Excellent vocal breakdown at the end where Bobby goes into a falsetto and brings it all back to a crescendo. (video link in comments)
1
Ship of Fools
Epic Ship from a fairly "average" show