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Looks Like Rain
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Tender, soothing, perfect. Brimming with firecracker... jerry rips a mean fret-flyer or two
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Bird Song
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

down to business in the mines of emotion. Tight and incredible. A gem of a intuitive version with lots of rootsy charisma and swingin' euphoria..
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West L.A. Fadeaway
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Slow and serious. Mickey is masterful as is the overall tone control.Solo could have had more satisfying crescendo, fun lowkey set 1 vibe
1
Bertha
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Tight, awesome playing!! Into a chonky and perky GSET!
2
Feel Like A Stranger
June 19, 1991
Pine Knob

gobsmackingly propulsive, stands with the best, most fluid and excitingly spritely stranger jams. Must-hear.

Comments

The Other One
Sept. 3, 1972
Folsom Field, University of Colorado

kind of shocked i've never heard this, there are simply "TOO" many great 72 TOO's to wrap my head around the excellent improvisational music that the Dead were slingin' out night after night. Having been out in the Western US mountains this summer there is something kind of earth shatteringly insane about the vibes out there when you are an east coast kid. Its simultaneously enthralling and also menacing the endless expanses out there... Its uber psychedelic... I love dead shows from colorado they always just rule.
Bird Song
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

godchaux's solo is really something... probably his finest moment. Another one of those times when you just know the heads in attendance must have been freaking out, feeling everything dissolve into the oneness. It doesnt get much better than Bird song for me and the GD. for me it's the perfect combination of mournfulness and levity, structure and improv, meaning and mystery. Kreutzmann's touch on this is just crazy man, he really got in there and is perfectly straddling the fulcrum of pocket. Garcia is unbelievable, tidal surges of emotion in every freaking note the dude played, he was obviously one of those freaks who lived and breathed music. Stupendous bird song, i feel like you can't go wrong with this tune.
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

hot keith and phil
Casey Jones
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Wow! the group timbre they acheive on this is unreal... bright clear and rockin.. Godchaux is the mvp of the version. Light a doob to this fall 77 casey.
He's Gone
April 15, 1983
Community War Memorial Auditorium

i disagree.... heavy and wise