Brent era

Friday, July 13, 1984

Berkeley, CA · Greek Theater (U of California)

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Friday
Day 195 of 1984
Show #
43 of 67
Era
Brent era
Keys
Brent
Recordings
21
Top rating
★ 5.00 (2)
Top-rated tape
SBD
Total dl
309,979
Songs played
19 · 3 sets
Show length
2h 25m
Longest track
Dark Star · 17:02

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★ Curator's pick · Greek Theatre
“Just when you think this incredible show is over they come out and give a 16 minute Dark Star for an encore!!!”

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From the tapers · archive.org · 3
  • ★★★★★ · Scarlet Begonias (Jam) · Paul Dunay · 2019

    While 1984 isn’t usually what comes to mind when thinking of incredible tours, this is a fine example of Jerry and the band at their absolute peak in terms of listening to each other and creating a vivid space from which to improvise. Jerry’s health was in huge decline during this period, his vocals often being strained to the point of scorched during most of 1983-1985. It wasn’t until after the coma and return to the road in 1987 that he could croon on a regular basis.

  • ★★★★★ · Come cryin like the wind.... · Stellablu122 · 2008

    I used to have a high quality audience tape and loved it, the crowd was hanging on every second. The Scarlet> Touch is maybe "the one", another great choice is 6/29/84. What makes this spectacular is Brent and Phil and how much they are driving it. Brent's vocals and playing are some of his best. Bill and Mickey are right there too. Fire is straight ahead and right on, shorter than you would think, and some gret solos by Jerry.

  • ★★★★★ · A Dark Star Shines at the Greek · Terrapin31590 · 2004

    For those who say the mid 80s are a time of uninspired playing, jerry nodding off in a heroin haze, I submit 7/13/84 as proof that great music can be found from this time period. The 2d set oozes with funked out jamming from beginning to end, the trippy urgency of the Wheel, the plaintiff bleating of Stella, 1984 finds Garcia at both his most vulnerable and powerful.

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Setlist

Set 1

  1. 1.Bertha
  2. 2.Greatest Story Ever Told
  3. 3.Dire Wolf
  4. 4.C.C. Rider
  5. 5.Loser
  6. 6.Cassidy
  7. 7.Dupree's Diamond Blues
  8. 8.Hell in a Bucket
  9. 9.Might As Well

Set 2

  1. 1.Scarlet Begonias
  2. 2.Touch of Grey
  3. 3.Fire on the Mountain
  4. 4.Man Smart/Woman Smarter
  5. 5.drums
  6. 6.The Wheel
  7. 7.I Need a Miracle
  8. 8.Stella Blue
  9. 9.Sugar Magnolia

Encore

  1. 1.Dark Star

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 21

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gd1984-07-13.136425.sbd.GEMS.flac16

Soundboard > PCM copy; Sony L-750ESX-HFB Dynamicron EXCELLENT SUPER HIFI VIDEO CASSETTE-> Sony SLO-1800 STEREO VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER-> Sony PCM-601ESD DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSOR-> SP/DIF-> Mytek Stereo 192 Sample Rate Converter-> Upsampled to 44.1kHz/24bit-> SP/DIF-> RME FIREFACE 800-> FireWire 400-> Lenovo K450e Desktop PC-> WaveLab 6.11 · ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) · 8,111 dl

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