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Grateful Novice

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Submissions

6
Smokestack Lightnin'
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Short, but listen to crowd freak out when the riff starts. Solid show on Lennon's birthday.
5
He's Gone
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Trippy board effects on vocals. Everything this song should be.
1
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Band reeling from preceding S>F.
8
Bird Song
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

Wonderful interplay. Short and focused. Sounds like the band becomes one organism.
9
Morning Dew
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

reaches a powerful peak that brings this sequence to a thrilling conclusion.

Comments

Throwing Stones
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Date's wrong. Usually not a fan of this tune, but the jam blows up mid-song.
St. Stephen
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

Worth a listen from the jamming from "Space" into "Stephen," and I find it interesting how the band move through those conceptual spaces in the transition. You can almost here when the first jam gives way to a "Stephen" jam.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

I loved Brent's organ and synth colors at the start of this. The vocal jam is alright, and Garcia plays a short but tight lead. This is the opener of what I believe was Trey Anastasio's first GD concert.
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

(He makes up for it in the ending vocal jam, btw).
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

This is perfect and everything I love about 80s Dead. I love Jerry with an organ player!