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Grateful Dead Live at Oakland Auditorium Arena on 1979-12-27

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1979-12-27 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Jack Straw, They Love Each Other, Cassidy, Peggy-O-> El Paso, Don't Ease Me In, Beat It On Down The Line, Deal China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Samson & Delilah, Eyes Of The World-> Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Drums-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia, E: U.S. Blues, E: Brokedown Palace*

Notes

nak 700's > d5 > DAT > cdr taped by Steve Rolfe via Dave Minor, encoding Matt Vernon

Addeddate: 2004-03-26 10:18:43

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd79-12-27.rolfe.vernon.15081.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: nak 700's > d5 > DAT > cdr

Location: Oakland, CA

Numeric_id: 11448

Shndiscs: 2

Source: Audience Recording

Taped by: Steve Rolfe

Type: sound

Venue: Oakland Auditorium Arena

Year: 1979

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Reviewer: jjg4762 - - August 28, 2018
Subject: China rider

They did one other ChinaCat Rider in bay area after 74, it was Winterland 12 29 77.
Sorry if come across as anything more then an internet search head. But..... The 29th is one heck of a show check it out people.

Reviewer: airgarcia416 - - December 28, 2017
Subject: China>Rider finally comes back to the Bay

This was the first China>Rider in the Bay Area since 10/20/74. Really good one at that - it's got some mustard on it fo show.

Reviewer: geoson - - December 27, 2015
Subject: Brokedown asterisk*

PLEASE... If you take the time to put an asterisk next to a song, tell us what it is there for

Reviewer: abbeywan - - August 9, 2013
Subject: Best I Know You Rider...Ever?

My first Dead show. Case 'a Bud and a tab with my best high school friend. Jerry looked me in the eye after I yelled "China Cat!" He went right into the opening riff. So great to relive such a wonderful memory. OK, now listen to I Know You Rider--you might agree this is one of the best; Jerry is absolutely possessed.

Reviewer: sandeen - - April 28, 2013
Subject: My 31st Show

I remember enjoying it - thanks for posting!

Reviewer: utopian - - March 9, 2010
Subject: Limited choices

By far the best sounding of all the audiences, still notsaying much.

Just an Ok show

Reviewer: RFKROX - - March 16, 2008
Subject: Awesome shows!

These 5 nights at Oakland Auditorium Arena were awesome! All 5 shows, people! 12/26 is Dick's Picks 5, and the other 4 nights are just as good. If you don't believe me, then just listen to the crowd during each show. I would have given anything to be at any of these shows.

Doesn't get much better than this! Anything from Fall/Winter 1979 is the fucking shit! Go read my SBD review from 12/28. By the way, I was able to download the 1st-set SBD from speedingarrow.net, before they shut it down. But even the entire AUD of this show is off-the-hook, so download it now!

Bob Weir was on another planet during this run! Then again, you could say that about Garcia and the rest of the boys, as well.

Danny from Northern Virginia outside Washington, D.C.
rfkrox44@hotmail.com
East-Coast Deadhead

Reviewer: stealthhippy5 - - March 3, 2006
Subject: CHOICES???????

ok....it's not the greatest recording..and the show is not top notch..but the second set..the eyes-sailor-saint is top notch..and they really rock it..and since we can't find the tasty soundboards any more, we have this 79, one of my golden years, was a hot one, and this show is worth your download...show-4..sound 3...but still worth your time..peace out..

Reviewer: A.J.K. - - October 15, 2004
Subject: Rawk Show

The "rawk show" after the blues & folk infused setlist of the previous night. Very High energy at times, however at points it sounds like a sound check or rehearsal, not much interesting going on (mostly in the first set, though Jerry flubs the lyrics to 2nd set opener China Cat big time). It's all well-played though. This is just such a great period of the Dead that they can really carry a show with occasional flashes of brilliance. Many shows in this period were pretty brilliant all the way through, so this one gets 3 stars from me.

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