And vanished years
It's hard to choose a single show on certain days, as I have said on at least one occasion, I think. Today I have three for you...continuing certain patterns, and an outlier.
In 1974, the group made it to Springfield, MA and played at the Civic Center.
Did I mention "Seastones" yet? Well, that was the name for the mini-set of...ummm...noises...during the break between the Dead's sets. Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin would take a few minutes to go off on what I guess you could call a precursor to today's electronic musics. Wild, and on occasion somewhat jarring. Great show, though.
In 1985, the band had landed in Columbia, MD at the Merriweather Post Pavilion for a two-night run which would stand up as a true summer highlight. This, the first night, is just sublime.
(but wait until tomorrow...)
The last one for today comes just two years later, at Kingswood Music Theatre in Maple, Ontario, Canada.
By summer 1987, the Dead were riding a wave of popularity due to the success of "Touch of Grey" on MTV. It ended up changing a lot of the dynamics of the group, and certainly played a role in how the final years of the band would go down before Garcia's death.
This is a real solid show, though, and could be worth a listen.
Set lists after the break...
Springfield
Don't Ease Me In Black-Throated Wind Peggy-O Jack Straw Loser Greatest Story Ever Told Cumberland Blues Dire Wolf Playin' in the Band Uncle John's Band Playin' in the Band China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider Big River Scarlet Begonias El Paso U.S. Blues Truckin' Eyes of the World Stella Blue Not Fade Away Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad One More Saturday Night
Columbia
Mississippi Half-Step C.C. Rider Brown Eyed Women Mama Tried Mexicali Blues Keep on Growing Big Railroad Blues Looks Like Rain Don't Ease Me In Shakedown Street Samson and Delilah Gimme Some Lovin' He's Gone Cryptical Envelopment drums The Other One Stella Blue Around and Around Sugar Magnolia U.S. Blues
Maple
Touch of Grey Greatest Story Ever Told Loser New Minglewood Blues Candyman Mama Tried Big River Ramble on Rose Masterpiece Don't Ease Me In Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain Estimated Prophet Eyes of the World drums Spanish Jam The Other One China Doll Dear Mr. Fantasy Around and Around Good Lovin' Box of Rain
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