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Grateful Dead Live at Nassau Coliseum on 1981-05-08

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1981-05-08 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Jack Straw, Peggy-O, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Loser, CC Rider-> Althea, Let It Grow-> Don't Ease Me In Shakedown Street-> Samson & Delilah, Terrapin Station-> Playin' In The Band-> Drums*-> Nobody's Fault But Mine-> Not Fade Away-> Stella Blue-> Sugar Magnolia, E: U.S. Blues

Notes

NAK-700's > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On taped by Barry Glassberg FOB via Mark Cohen, John Steinthal encoded by Matt Vernon

Addeddate: 2004-04-26 11:46:14

Discs: 0

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd81-05-08.glassberg.vernon.17698.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: NAK-700's > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On, FOB

Location: Uniondale, NY

Shndiscs: 2

Source: Audience Recording: Nak 700's

Taped by: Barry Glassberg

Type: sound

Venue: Nassau Coliseum

Year: 1981

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Reviewer: yudofu67 - - June 25, 2019
Subject: beautiful recording, boring show

I love the previous night, and the night after this, but this show has one big problem......Jerry is just not with it. There is just nothing exciting happening with him. The Shakedown is DOA, the Terrapin is worse. Bobby tries to fire up the Playin, but Jerry has nothing to add in the jam. I haven't gotten past the Playin, so hopefully Jerry kills the Stella to redeem this snoozefest ! Wanna hear a smokin 81 Shakedown? Try Utica or Cornell.

Reviewer: razbaz - - July 21, 2018
Subject: 1st cut is the deepest

This was one of my 1st shows, it was all new to me and most of it blew me away. I still have a deep fondness in my heart for Peggy-O and would argue that Jack Straw is as fine an opener as there ever was, but going back and listening to this show the let it grow stands out the most to me. I was 17 my friends were into punk and gave me a lot of $hit about the dead, but I would challenge anyone to stand in front of that band hear these songs and not become a fan?

Reviewer: ApproximateMan - - May 8, 2013
Subject: Shakedown St.

Just gotta poke around on Shakedown Street. You'll find what you need.

Reviewer: wolfthatisdire - - January 10, 2013
Subject: Good show but...

I downloaded this show a year or two ago, one thing I would like to point out is the phil bombs get insane during the second set so watch out if you care about your speakers.

Awesome show which is on fire with energy. Jerry is taking command during this show.

Reviewer: ben dark star - - April 12, 2010
Subject: good suggestion!

i have been downloading as previously been suggested, great minds me thinks!

Reviewer: whereisjerry - - May 22, 2009
Subject: Suggestions for timlistenstodead

My suggestion would be to look through the Dead collection for any and all shows that are downloadable and get them all!! Unless, of course, they have poor ratings, but I've found that the majority are great...including this one!!

Reviewer: thebone - - May 11, 2009
Subject: This show...

is the heezy!

Reviewer: timlistenstodead - - July 23, 2008
Subject: awesome!

this is the first show i got from this site. anyone got any other suggestions...this show is badass!!!!

Reviewer: Click flash blade in ghetto night - - March 30, 2007
Subject: gets 5

nasty little gem that needs to be rec'd more often.

Reviewer: mewoff@hotmail.com - - March 25, 2005
Subject: Friday Night at Nassau

This was one of the greatest Dead shows I ever saw. An inspired show all the way through. Stella Blue is the best version I have ever heard. Ken Kesey plays harmonica with the Rhythm Devils. Six out of Five stars... quite possibly the best Dead show I ever saw

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