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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at McNichols Arena on 1979-08-14 (August 14, 1979)

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Set 1

Jack Straw
Jack-A-Roe
Mama Tried ->
Mexicali Blues
Tennessee Jed
Easy To Love You
Passenger
Stagger Lee
The Music Never Stopped

Set 2

The Promised Land
Ship Of Fools
Samson And Delilah
Terrapin Station ->
Playing In The Band ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Not Fade Away ->
Stella Blue ->
Good Lovin'

Encore
U.S. Blues ->
Johnny B. Goode

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Reviewer: njpg - - August 15, 2011
Subject: Awesome recording, good show
Nuff sed

Reviewer: Augy - - November 24, 2008
Subject: What a show! Brent's orginal tune debut etc.
Somebody reviewed the U.C.L.A. show from this year, which I also recorded; and said he thought that was the best Stella Blue. So I said over there, indeed it was a good one, but suggested three others, one of which is this one! Besides Stella Blue and the brand new Brent tune "Easy to Love You", this was a terrific performance!
The "Not Fade Away" was considerably different than at Red Rocks, and the "Improvisation", (I refuse to say "Space", since there is no air in space, therefore no sound), was very mellow. I can still picture it well in my mind in color, being up front at this general admission concert; since that's what our tickets said which were originally intended for Red Rocks, but since they had to move because of the rain here to McNichols, they had left the seats on the floor, so it was a mad dash to get a a chair. All the tunes were well played!

Augy
San Diego

Reviewer: RevJim - - August 20, 2008
Subject: My first real show
I had been to Dead shows before but couldn't get in, so I had to hang out as a tailgater. This turned out to be a great show. The band was intense, working to overcome the negative feelings many in the crowd had toward the Denver Police, who had a large uniformed contigent patrolling though out the arena.

They succeeded. No cops were hurt, and there were no arrests, as far as I could tell.

Sampson and Delilah is incredible, as is the jam segment of Playing in the Band.

This is an excellent recording considering the technology available at that time. Great work.

Listening to it in retrospect, I consider it one of the best shows I personally attended. Thank you for uploading this incredible show.

Notes

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded by Rob Eaton
-- Cassette Master digitzied by Rob Eaton