Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks 49, Frost , Stanford U (4/27-28/85)
CD621
- 4 CD
Rhino - 2024
Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Vol. 49
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U, Palo Alto, CA (4/27-28/85)
Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily
As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.
In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
Tracklist
CD 1
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85)
1. DANCING IN THE STREET>
2. BERTHA
3. LITTLE RED ROOSTER
4. BROWN-EYED WOMEN
5. MY BROTHER ESAU
6. RAMBLE ON ROSE
7. JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES
8. COLD RAIN AND SNOW
9. THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED
10. SCARLET BEGONIAS>
11. EYES OF THE WORLD
CD 2
1. GOIN' DOWN THE ROAD FEELING BAD>
2. MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER>
3. DRUMS>
4. SPACE>
5. THE WHEEL>
6. TRUCKIN'>
7. THE OTHER ONE>
8. BLACK PETER>
9. AROUND AND AROUND>
10. ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
11. KEEP YOUR DAY JOB
CD 3
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (4/28/85)
1. GIMME SOME LOVIN'>
2. MISSISSIPPI HALF-STEP UPTOWN TOODELOO
3. NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES
4. BIRD SONG
5. TONS OF STEEL
6. CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER>
7. I KNOW YOU RIDER
8. U.S. BLUES
9. SHE BELONGS TO ME
CD 4
1. HELL IN A BUCKET>
2. CRAZY FINGERS>
3. PLAYING IN THE BAND>
4. CHINA DOLL>
5. DRUMS>
6. SPACE>
7. PLAYING IN THE BAND>
8. WHARF RAT>
9. THROWING STONES>
10. NOT FADE AWAY