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Grateful Dead Aug. 6, 1974

Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City, NJ | Listen on archive

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424
Eyes Of The World
Beautiful. Fast. Inspired.
10
Row Jimmy
Give yourself some time and listen to this show all the way thru...so mellow but so full of that special energy
23
Sugar Magnolia
Wonderful...starts off a huge jam set culminating w Sunshine Daydream...epic
43
Bertha
Surprised this isn't already here...Jerry is all over it and the crowd just eats it up
37
Uncle John's Band
This show has to be up there in the Greatest Setlist debates, and the performance is top-notch...here's one reason why
19
Black Peter
Nice 'n mellow with a fine finishing flourish
119
Playin' In The Band
...with a scarlet sandwiched inside. very nice.
18
Sugaree
Shocked this one is not posted yet...heavy duty performance here. One of the rare shows where every song is played perfectly to the max
8
The Other One
Jazzy Other One with a really nice segue out of Spanish jam.
12
Spanish Jam
Excellent version. Garcia's playing is sharp and jazzy, and Phil is laying into it with some nice bombs. Smooth segue into a great Other One jam
15
He's Gone
Absolutely gorgeous version, one of the best of the period.
32
Scarlet Begonias
Unusual and fiery version making up the meat of an otherworldly Playin' sandwich.
19
Loose Lucy
Superb AUD tape version. A must have
10
Truckin'
Great truckin' morphs into a mellow and tripy space jam to finaly go into spanish jam
8
Jack Straw
always thought '72 was the year of the jack straw's, but this is a cool version. By all means not a best ever, but cool one from an iconic show.
9
Don't Ease Me In
Rare one for 1974.
5
Ship of Fools
Sweet & mellow, pretty much a perfect Ship
4
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Encore for a Great show
7
Deal
Top drawer performance in a stellar show is probably why no-one has rated this yet.
3
Me and My Uncle
Jerry is a bit subdued BUT the solo may be the best ever.
4
Mexicali Blues
bouncy, energetic, can't believe it isn't up already
5
Big River
Strange to not see this already on here. The boys are on (as they are throughout this legendary show). And listen to Billy!
3
El Paso
Can’t believe I get to submit this one. A superior El Paso! ‘74 fire