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LagerandGospel

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1
Deal
Aug. 16, 1980
Mississippi River Festival

It’s raining but the Grateful Dead are playing Deal as if their life depended on it. The hot electric leads from Garcia set everyone on fire.
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Bertha
March 29, 1987
The Spectrum

Garcia pierces the ears and sets on fire the sold out Philly Spectrum on HOT post coma East Coast comeback tour. This Bertha is HOTT
7
Passenger
March 5, 1981
Stanley Theater

Weir and band start jamming on Scarlet, but Garcia's guitar is broke, so then Weir launches into Passenger, Garcia shows up half way through. Jazzy!
2
He's Gone
June 10, 1984
Cal Expo

Phil transforms this song with heavy metal machine gun bass playing.He's bounding over the structure of the song, bouncing off the walls.......quality
3
He's Gone
Oct. 1, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Elves tie up the band and finish the ending chant in this powerful yet overlooked version. The elves sing happily, He's Gone.....over and over
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Comments

Saint of Circumstance
June 16, 1993
Freedom Hall

I don't like 1993 Grateful Dead. I saw this and thought it would be terrible. But honestly, it sounds good. Its a good version...they sound pretty good. I still don't like 1993 Grateful Dead, but this isn't so bad.
Tennessee Jed
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Normally skip this song. But this one is good, and Jerry has a great tone for this show.
Black Peter
Sept. 25, 1981
Stabler Arena

I'm in a place where I really prefer the post-coma 1986-1991 Black Peter's. But this one jumped out at me. Get the aud or a matrix. This is a really good one.
Stagger Lee
June 7, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

Never really cared for the later versions. But this one seriously cooks on all cylinders. All the cooks in the kitchen make this story roar off the stage. Listen!
Althea
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

At first it sounded like an average 1980's version, but Jerry gets inspired on the last solo and raises the energy notch. Good stuff.
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