I was at this show... Found a sweet bag of nugs on the ground just before the first set started ...anyway,I have always considered this the best Shakedown .... So by some trippy circumstance I find my way to this message board tonight .. And I see that the merits of this Shakedown are the topic of discussion .... In fact, I came here to see if anyone agreed with me that it was the best ... I had to get a log in and all to comment ... I saw upwards of 200 shows in the 80's... This one ripped... 80's shows rip ... Rippin' Shakedown

Sorry folks gotta agree, best shakedown ever!

what crap. this band sucks. they're boring and high. druggie losers!

A clasic show for sure. My first in fact. Deadbase claimed this was the best Shakedown and it's good no doubt but if your looking for a great Shakedown check out 10-25-79 or 12-9-79.

Sick show indeed, nobody has mentioned the Stella Blue from this show which IMO is absolutely awesome! Jerry at his finest.

"The other day they waited, the sky was dark and faded, Solemnly they stated,'He has to die, you know he has to die.' All the children learning, from books that they were burning, Every leaf was turning, to watch him die, you know he had to die.

The summer sun looked down on him, His mother could but frown on him, And all the other sound on him, He had to die, you know he had to die.

And when the day has ended, with rainbow colors blended, Their minds remained unbended, He had to die,you know he had to die.

one of the best years for the dead is 1985. sure there are some
ok shows but overall the great shows like this one shine through
this shakedown is one of the best ever
the second set is very good worth the download

Undoubtedly one of the sickest, craziest Shakedown Streets ever! The band is on, on, on! Turn that sh*t UP!

Killer Shakedown man....solid show. Kinda a 70's dude, but by some influence from a cousin, was turned onto this show....really pretty good. Solid sound too...When in doubt, Shake

Incomplete show. Decent qual, however it loses points for incomplete show. Wish this was pointed out.

again, 20 years ago tonite i was onstage behind phils equipment looking out at the crowd and they opened the 2nd set with shakedown! hellll yeah! i remember the light bank coming down and shining out on the audience when phil hit those powerchords during the opening notes. ahhh summer 85 was a great time to be on tour yes it was. get this show. the oade bros make awesome recordings you wont be disappointed.

This was my first show. There was a group of about 5 of us who went that night and out of all five, I was the only one to get on the bus. Later on, when I first acquired a tape, I remember thinking how hot of a show this was for a first time. I remember thinking while wondering through the camping area next to Merriwether, dosed, how could all of this have been going on without me knowing about it!?

I was at this show having just come back from the Greek run. I have 2 funny memories of this show. First, the camping scene here was wild...a huge tent city complete with outdoor bonfires and conspicuous consumption, all within yards of the venue. I ended us sleeping with (just sleeping) with perhaps the ugliest girl in the world who had seemed very pleasant but turnout out to be very forward. I recall running from the tent in abject terror at about 4 in the morning and begging some other folks to let me bunk with them.

The Shakedown was very strong here and I was in the 4th row after scamming some empty seats. The crowd was shocked at the cryptical which was technically better than the one on 6-16 at the Greek. Jer's mike was not on for the first line or so at the Greek, but he nailed it better here.

Strong show but not in my all-time top 10

audience recordings just dont get any better than this..... and oh yeah, the Shakedown :)

This aud is so nice. I think it captures the "merriweather sound" very nicely. The show itself is real good with a lot of my favorites. I thoght keep on growing sucked the energy from the set 1 but that is just my opinion. I thought the second nite had much better playing although the song selection was not as good as this show.

this was an absoutely ripping show and prob the best of 1985 they opened with hot half step>CC keep on growing big rr.... thought there was no way to top this however they came out swing with these best shakedown>sampson ever the only one that is close to this is carrier dome in '84... Centrum in Nov of '85 gimme hes gone cryptical it was still light out by the time drums space were through it was dark and other one came out blazing that alone is a good reason to listen to this - it was a beautiful night and one of the best shows I have ever seen....

Definitely the BEST "Shakedown" they ever played. The ascent into the jam is only eclipsed by the seemless transition into the descent out of it. Certainly set the tone for whippiong out "Cryptyical" later on in the same set.

Can anyone name some others of this caliber?

I have been listening to the Dead fairly heavily since high school, early 90's. Only saw a dozen or so shows, but have a great library of stuff to listen to. This was one of the first shows I ever received on tape, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but this is bar none the best Shakedown Street I have ever heard. The jam is sublime, jamming, tension, release, the works, everything you want from the Dead and then some. The whole second set is worth the wait and is in my mind, one of the best sets the Dead did in the '80's, and that includes the Hampton sets, Alpine '89 and '87, and lots of other great stuff. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.