Primal

Saturday, April 5, 1969

San Francisco, CA · Avalon Ballroom

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Saturday
Day 95 of 1969
Show #
27 of 112
Era
Primal
Keys
Pigpen
Recordings
3
Top rating
★ 4.75 (52)
Top-rated tape
SBD
Total dl
135,290
Show length
2h 8m
Longest track
Dark Star · 17:26
41StandoutRank #283 of 1,999
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  • ★★★★★ · Top 5! · dr. flashback · 2005

    Well folks, it's time the old Doctor finally got around to reviewing some 1969 shows, been lost in the 70's too long! And I can't think of a better show than this to start with. This show is the real deal in spades, a pristine example of where the Dead were at in 1969 when they were really ON. There are 3 runs (sets of shows) that really stand out for me as the peaks for the year. The first is the run at the Fillmore from late Feb to early March. You gotta buy em - it's worth it!!

  • ★★★★★ · Oh yea, download this baby now. · Jimi @ Holy Grail Studios · 2005

    This is probably my fav from 69.I can't believe no one else has mentioned Jerry's solo on Dark Star.So I will. This is the most aggresive playing that I know of from the Captain.I mean this solo sounds down right p***** and firery as all hell.For fans of Jerry's soloing this is a must.Man,at the begining of his middle solo after the vocals you can hear him smacking the hell out of the body of his guitar to coax feedback out of it ala Hendrix, then that mutha just explodes.Of a million and one…

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Setlist reconstructed from archive.org recording track listing. Set breaks and segues unknown from this source.

Recordings on archive.org · 3

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gd69-04-05.sbd.miller.18701.sbesok.shnf

Soundboard · ★ 4.75 (52 reviews) · 111,266 dl

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