Grateful Dead Live at The Centrum on 1983-10-20
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- Publication date
- 1983-10-20 ( check for other copies)
- Topics
- Audience, Jeff Silberman, Charlie Miller, Joe Noel
- Collection
- GratefulDead
- Band/Artist
- Grateful Dead
- Resource
- DeadLists Project
Set 1
Bertha-> Greatest Story Ever Told, West L.A. Fadeaway, Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed, Hell In A Bucket, Row Jimmy, Looks Like Rain-> Deal
Set 2
Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower-> Samson & Delilah-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Spanish Jam-> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Around & Around-> Good Lovin', E: Day Job
Bertha-> Greatest Story Ever Told, West L.A. Fadeaway, Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed, Hell In A Bucket, Row Jimmy, Looks Like Rain-> Deal
Set 2
Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower-> Samson & Delilah-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Spanish Jam-> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Around & Around-> Good Lovin', E: Day Job
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Covers - Performances of a song with the same name by different artists
Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
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Bertha -> | |||
Greatest Story Ever Told | |||
West L.A. Fadeaway | |||
New Minglewood Blues | |||
Tennessee Jed | |||
Hell in a Bucket | |||
Row Jimmy -> | |||
Looks Like Rain -> | |||
Deal | |||
tuning | |||
Help on the Way -> | |||
Slipknot! -> | |||
Franklin's Tower -> | |||
Sampson & Delilah | |||
Eyes of the World -> | |||
Drums -> | |||
Space -> | |||
Spanish Jam -> | |||
The Other One -> | |||
Stella Blue -> | |||
Around and Around -> | |||
Good Lovin' | |||
encore break | |||
Keep Your Day Job |
Notes
- complete show & upgrade
- pauses cleaned up with cross fades
- Simply put Row Jimmy, LLR & Deal are divine.
- If pre drums doesn't get ya then post drums will.
- Addeddate
- 2017-09-15 11:16:30
- Identifier
- gd1983-10-20.139323.FOB.Senn441.Silberman.Miller.Noel.t-flac16
- Lineage
- Dat (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam DA-3000 > wav 16/44; Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel: Wave > Flac 16/44; Checksum & tags created in xACT
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Run time
- 177:02.25
- Taped by
- Jeff Silberman
- Transferred by
- Charlie Miller and Joe Noel
- Type
- sound
- Venue
- The Centrum
- Year
- 1983
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Reviews
Reviewer:
ripple947
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October 20, 2023
Subject: There's no "p" in Samson
Subject: There's no "p" in Samson
Otherwise just exactly perfect
Reviewer:
Stellablu122
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March 28, 2022
Subject: Perfect companion from Fall of '83
Subject: Perfect companion from Fall of '83
For many of us this tour is etched in our collective souls. It was a special time, as Brent was fully part of the band and was offering some of his best playing every night and Phil was playing a new six string bass which further developed the intensity of the magic...and then there was the material and how they played it.
Back in 1983 the band had a sense of urgency to deliver a level of focus and intensity that was rarely repeated as it was this year. This show offers all that and a little bit more too.
Don't be bored by this " typical" first set, as it is really top notch and one of many great ones from this tour. There is something for everyone and Jerry and company deliver the goods in spades. With a phenomenal over the top Deal to closes it out.
Set II is abound with that frenetic energy as Help on The Way charges out of the gate, with Jerry effortlessly playing whatever lick or run he wants. It is just one of many that are outstanding from this year. Although the Slipknot! is quite good I have others that I prefer, specifically the one they would a year into the future in Worcester. The Franklin's Tower is simply a joyous communion of the faithful- as the crowd roars in approval.
The energy is so overflowing that Samson gets off on the wrong foot but Billy and Mickey reorganized the troops and they throw down a serious rendition of Samson.
A surprise stand alone Eyes of the World is quite good, and hints at latter day versions that would come by the spring of 1990 when Jerry slowed down the tempo to great effect. That is not the case with this one but it is really a sweet version.
The weakest part might be the drums this night as Mickey does not opt for any Beam playing, which was destroying our minds on a nightly business back in 1983.
The post space is a keeper with the second Spanish jam> Other One of the tour, and is really strong as the Other One clocks in at over 9 minutes.
Jerry starts Stella Blue and was it intentional his delayed intro? Regardless it is something unusual and it works to great emotive effect and this well worn ballad ends quite powerfully before the race to the finish begins.
And a strong finish it is with Good Lovin' being the strongest of the three.
Happy Trails!
Back in 1983 the band had a sense of urgency to deliver a level of focus and intensity that was rarely repeated as it was this year. This show offers all that and a little bit more too.
Don't be bored by this " typical" first set, as it is really top notch and one of many great ones from this tour. There is something for everyone and Jerry and company deliver the goods in spades. With a phenomenal over the top Deal to closes it out.
Set II is abound with that frenetic energy as Help on The Way charges out of the gate, with Jerry effortlessly playing whatever lick or run he wants. It is just one of many that are outstanding from this year. Although the Slipknot! is quite good I have others that I prefer, specifically the one they would a year into the future in Worcester. The Franklin's Tower is simply a joyous communion of the faithful- as the crowd roars in approval.
The energy is so overflowing that Samson gets off on the wrong foot but Billy and Mickey reorganized the troops and they throw down a serious rendition of Samson.
A surprise stand alone Eyes of the World is quite good, and hints at latter day versions that would come by the spring of 1990 when Jerry slowed down the tempo to great effect. That is not the case with this one but it is really a sweet version.
The weakest part might be the drums this night as Mickey does not opt for any Beam playing, which was destroying our minds on a nightly business back in 1983.
The post space is a keeper with the second Spanish jam> Other One of the tour, and is really strong as the Other One clocks in at over 9 minutes.
Jerry starts Stella Blue and was it intentional his delayed intro? Regardless it is something unusual and it works to great emotive effect and this well worn ballad ends quite powerfully before the race to the finish begins.
And a strong finish it is with Good Lovin' being the strongest of the three.
Happy Trails!
Reviewer:
Niass200
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October 22, 2021
Subject: 3rd show
Subject: 3rd show
kudos to olympia below................... Thanks for these!
Reviewer:
hitmeister
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October 21, 2020
Subject: Hidden gem
Subject: Hidden gem
This show gets overshadowed by the next night and the week before, but this is really fucking great.
The first set is pretty standard stuff for the era, although the opening Bertha/Greatest Story is outstanding.
The second set has a really organic feel to it. The band seems to be taking their time and letting it develop. It also feels really intimate, as if it were being performed in a small theater rather than an arena like the Centrum. That might be partly due to the recording.
The Slipknot here is insane, and the Jerry is melting the fretboard on Samson. After that, the show gets pretty jammy and spacey. The Eyes of the World just feels so smooth and somewhat ethereal. Coming out of drums is more of a true jam than the Space we've become used to with at least one of the drummers out there for pretty much the whole thing. The Other One is all at once spacey, mellow, and the opposite of mellow.
There's a false start at the beginning of Stella Blue where Jerry seems to have forgotten the words, but then Jerry keeps playing, resulting in the longest intro to the song that I've ever heard. This is also one of the dreamiest versions of Stella Blue you'll find anywhere. Really beautiful.
A couple of rockers caps it off.
The first set is pretty standard stuff for the era, although the opening Bertha/Greatest Story is outstanding.
The second set has a really organic feel to it. The band seems to be taking their time and letting it develop. It also feels really intimate, as if it were being performed in a small theater rather than an arena like the Centrum. That might be partly due to the recording.
The Slipknot here is insane, and the Jerry is melting the fretboard on Samson. After that, the show gets pretty jammy and spacey. The Eyes of the World just feels so smooth and somewhat ethereal. Coming out of drums is more of a true jam than the Space we've become used to with at least one of the drummers out there for pretty much the whole thing. The Other One is all at once spacey, mellow, and the opposite of mellow.
There's a false start at the beginning of Stella Blue where Jerry seems to have forgotten the words, but then Jerry keeps playing, resulting in the longest intro to the song that I've ever heard. This is also one of the dreamiest versions of Stella Blue you'll find anywhere. Really beautiful.
A couple of rockers caps it off.
Reviewer:
olympiaroad
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September 30, 2018
Subject: This is the best recording of this show
Subject: This is the best recording of this show
...and it takes a while to dial in, but when it does it's among the best second sets of the year and a great recording by set two that has the listener right in the center of the action. The next night's reputation is deserved (my 4th show! Ashley version is the one you want) but the HSF from this first night of the run is probably the hands down best of the 80's revival. Very spirited vocal on the part of Jerry in Franklins and Phil, as he is the next night, is proving that thing that people used to say about his capacity to control the band's direction when he is "on".
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