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Grateful Dead May 7, 1980

Barton Hall - Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Listen on archive

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8
Playin' In The Band
Interesting version, with "playing in the barn" lyric
5
Black Peter
Heartfelt version
7
Cassidy
Bobby does a great job building tension with dissonant chords, then nice release
3
Good Lovin'
Ends the second set, so you know BobStar is going to bring the goods loving!
16
Shakedown Street
Blowing minds 35 years later.
5
Althea
Epic show. Almost 3 years exactly to the date of the famous 5/8/77 Cornell show.
4
Bertha
Big ol' bucket of extra crispy Bertha - kicks ass.
2
Alabama Getaway
The closing jam is straight out of the sugar mag / johnny b goode school of fiery boogie.
1
Tennessee Jed
A solid early brent version. Could do no wrong at this venue
8
Terrapin Station
Coming in the middle of a great sequence. Shakedown-bertha-playin-terrapin-drumsspace -saint
3
Row Jimmy
Absolutely flabbergasted this isn't on here. An incredible version from Barton Hall. Brings tears to my eyes.
2
Feel Like A Stranger
Great slice of ’80… with a quick glimpse into meltdown territory
3
Saint of Circumstance
Saints into BP????