Brent era

Saturday, December 5, 1981

Indianapolis, IN · Market Square Arena

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Saturday
Day 339 of 1981
Show #
82 of 92
Era
Brent era
Keys
Brent
Recordings
12
Top rating
★ 5.00 (2)
Top-rated tape
AUD (FOB)
Total dl
127,419
Songs played
21 · 3 sets
Show length
2h 30m
Longest track
Shakedown Street · 12:10
24SolidRank #977 of 1,999
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  • ★★★★★ · How About The Wheel? · The TRUE Bucky · 2014

    This show is full of the highest octane, most high energy playing I ever heard from the Grateful Dead. Many songs this evening contain great & even 'best' or 'favorite' versions' for me. Starting with the double-time CC Rider out of nowhere halfway through the song (we were at a total loss at the time and thought perhaps they had started Sugar Mag for an intstant in fact). The jam in CC Rider smokes & I will guarentee you no other version comes close.

  • ★★★★★ · The Wildest, Most Intense Show I Ever Saw !!! · lilrichwhiteboy · 2013

    They started out blazing and just burned the house down. Saying "they were ON" doesn't come close to describing it. Probably the only time C.C. Rider ever went 2X. Bird Song's jam is gorgeous > Let It Grow is a short, intense monster. I thought Phil's thundering vibration during - a way waayyy over the top - Passenger was going to bring the arena roof down, his bombs were shaking the place so much.

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Setlist

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 12

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gd1981-12-05.139179.beyers.craigl.flac2448

AUD: Beyers mics > lead deck (Richie Stankiewicz) > Sony TC-D5 > Hitachi UD-90's, FOB recording by Craig L (patched out). · ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) · 2,582 dl

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