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Grateful Dead Live at Berkeley Community Theater on 1984-11-03

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1984-11-03 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Alabama Getaway-> Promised Land, Friend Of The Devil, Down In The Bottom, It Must Have Been The Roses, The Music Never Stopped-> Deal Feel Like A Stranger-> Cumberland Blues, Gloria-> Why Don't We Do It In The Road-> Drums-> Uncle John's Band-> Dear Mr. Fantasy-> Throwing Stones-> Turn On Your Love Light, E: Brokedown Palace

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AUD>MC>DAT>CDR via Raoul Duke, encoded by Willy and Matt Vernon

Addeddate: 2004-06-28 17:06:49

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd84-11-03.aud.willy-vernon.18111.sbeok.shnf

Location: Berkeley, CA

Numeric_id: 15626

Shndiscs: 2

Source: AUD>MC>DAT>CDR via Raoul Duke, encoded by Willy and Matt Vernon

Type: sound

Venue: Berkeley Community Theater

Year: 1984

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Reviewer: jjg4762 - - July 31, 2017
Subject: just good times....

these were great days to be on tour with the band.... having said that I loved these shows ,how exciting it was night after night. 1984 is one of those years we were treated to many great shows . Of course people can say Jerry was strung out on junk. So were so many on tour , sadly it is what it is. I being 1 of them.
These shows sound like a garage band playing for there friends. Which is exactly what it was.. Sound is good and selection is off the wall a bit but that's the reason we loved them. Never knowing what each nite would bring.

Reviewer: unbrobenchain???mighthavejustbroke - - May 28, 2011
Subject: "." Nonintuitive

"." Nonintuitive

Reviewer: Slarti - - August 3, 2010
Subject: ayuh

good show!

Reviewer: lobster12 - - July 21, 2006
Subject: great debate

Most heads will say the one time cover of Get Back in 87 is the single worst performance of a cover tune the band has ever done. I would say any performance of WDWDIITR is even worse. brutal. Nice odd ball selection other wise. not as good as other shows in this run but not bad.
3 1/2 stars

Reviewer: methylman - - May 9, 2006
Subject: Best Space ever!

Turn it up loud (best with a good set of headphones) and prepare to lose your mind. The rest of the show is top drawer too. Not a bum note in the whole show.

Reviewer: early 80's meltdown - - April 17, 2006
Subject: Hey Augie....

I envy you, you were very lucky to have hit the '84 tour so hard. I agree on Meet Me At The Bottom it's smokin, Bobby sounds strong along with the rest of the band. Jerry shreds Cumberland to pieces. This is some real good Dead. Some of my favorite stuff.

Reviewer: kctomato - - July 11, 2005
Subject: Cumberland

An insane Cumberland

Phil is a monster on the low end and Jerry is flying.

Reviewer: Spelunki - - August 13, 2004
Subject: Why Not?

Hey Wily, this is the real poop. This aint no dinky-dinky-doo. Be Brave.

Reviewer: Augy - - July 4, 2004
Subject: Down in the Bottom !

I was at all of these and this as hot ! They were actually, making an effort with an exception or two not to repeat songs over the six days ! I havn't listen in a while to this so I might be confusing with the night before ? but the improvisation was kind of like Mind Left Body Jam I think ? I can still see Jerry standing there doing that descending progression in dark red lights, in my mind !

Reviewer: jeffsetz - - July 2, 2004
Subject: Great Run of shows

I only made it to Holloween but I've enjoyed the tapes from all the shows. What really stands out for me is the amazing quality of the audience recordings that have been in wide circulation all these years. Considering that BCT has some troublesome spots in the auditorium for sound, I'm pleased to say that the "authorized" taping section isn't one of them. To be honest, I haven't heard any boards from these gigs. I've been content with the great auds. This final show is hot, perhaps a notch below the previous night. The overlooked gem in the run is the 30th. Download all 6. It's well worth it.

Reviewer: BenKarm - - June 30, 2004
Subject: Why did they do it in the road?

This was the last of six incredible shows at the incredible Berkeley Community Theater. Very few repeats this run and lots of break out. I didn't think anything could have topped yesterday's show but we were treated to more surprises and a rocking show. Weir had a new blues cover and we got a hot Gloria, Phil tried to ease it into Lovelight but that surprise was saved for later. Why Don't We Do It In The Road was Jerry's version (versus Phil's version) and the band never got the riff down and the song fell apart but it was still nice to hear. After drums we got an Uncle John's and then the first west coast Mr. Fantasy and a Lovelight. Great ending to a great run of shows.

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