Dead of the Day: 06-05-1970

Fillmore West

San Francisco, California

Our Dead of the Day was a tough choice between two Fillmore West shows in ’69 and ’70. But we ended up going with the latter for its sensational acoustic set and epic second half. The show starts off with a Dire Wolf that is sure to please. However, the acoustic I Know You Rider that follows it is even better – rough, yet totally pristine. Jerry does a superlative job and puts in the extra verse, “I’d rather drink muddy water…” for one of the all-time best renditions. Bobby answers right back vocally with a lovely Silver Threads and Golden Needles. The acoustic set continues in similar fashion, with the boys providing some beautiful music.

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gd1970-06-05.sbd.bunjes-evans.28653.flac16
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Soundboard (except where patched with low gen AUD as noted)
Notes:
The audience tape supplies the following segments missing on the SBD – the intro and Dire Wolf – the first 0:20 of New Speedway Boogie – 2:53 – 3:23 of New Speedway Boogie – the first 0:53 of Cold Rain & Snow – PA test banter between Cold Rain & Snow and Easy Wind – 2:27 to 6:17 of Easy Wind – 8:59 of Cryptical reprise to 5:38 of Attics Of My Life (with a cut in the AUD tape at 9:31 of Cryptical reprise) – the first 0:26 of St. Stephen All of these patches were done by Hanno Bunjes in January ’02 (with Uli Teute supplying the AUD tape) except the second patch in New Speedway Boogie, which was done by Jack Warner in April ’03 with tape supplied by Jim Powell. DAE and FLAC encoding by Marc Evans (February ’05)
Description:
DISC ONE *** Acoustic **** 01) [04:26] intro, Dire Wolf 02) [08:14] I Know You Rider 03) [04:03] Silver Threads & Golden Needles 04) [03:59] Friend Of The Devil 05) [01:14] stage banter 06) [03:39] Me & My Uncle 07) [07:05] Black Peter 08) [00:40] stage banter 09) [07:23] New Speedway Boogie *** Electric *** 10) [05:53] #Cold Rain & Snow 11) [01:04] stage banter 12) [08:30] Easy Wind 13) [01:24] stage banter 14) [02:44] Mama Tried 15) [00:52] stage banter DISC TWO *** Electric (cont) *** 01) [01:59] Cryptical Envelopment-> 02) [00:39] Drums-> 03) [09:37] That’s It For The Other One-> 04) [09:58] Cryptical Envelopment-> 05) [07:39] Attics Of My Life 06) [07:05] Hard To Handle 07) [12:52] It’s A Man’s World 08) [06:43] Uncle John’s Band 09) [06:35] St. Stephen-> 10) [05:26] Casey Jones Total time: 01:08:33 h:m:s
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intro, Dire Wolf
04:26
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I Know You Rider
08:14
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Silver Threads & Golden Needles
04:03
4
Friend Of The Devil
03:59
5
stage banter
01:14
6
Me & My Uncle
03:39
7
Black Peter
07:05
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stage banter
00:40
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New Speedway Boogie
07:23
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#Cold Rain & Snow
05:53
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stage banter
01:04
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Easy Wind
08:30
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stage banter
01:24
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Mama Tried
02:44
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stage banter
00:52
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Cryptical Envelopment->
01:59
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Drums->
00:39
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That’s It For The Other One->
09:37
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Cryptical Envelopment->
09:58
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07:39] Attics Of My Life
07:39
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Hard To Handle
07:05
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It’s A Man’s World
12:52
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Uncle John’s Band
06:43
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St. Stephen->
06:35
25
Casey Jones
05:26
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The second half kicks off with a hot Cold Rain and Snow, so refined from sixties versions, but with a psychedelic undertone still remaining. But the heart of the show and the highlight of the night has to begin with The Other One suite, which starts off so dark and moody then rips through The Other One with an insane, face-melting, driving jam in the middle before coming back into Cryptical one more time. Then the Dead transition from that mess of iniquity into one of the most lovely pieces of music the band ever played in Attics of My Life. From there, they head right back into pure sin and bodily tremulations with a scintillating Hard to Handle. Pig starts off dominating the tune with his relentless, macho rapping before the rest of the band takes over with an overwhelmingly hot jam, like a pinball on acid, careening to and fro in perfect, harmonious chaos only to come around for another chorus, all somehow contained in only seven minutes of music. The show never lets up as the boys pile on a stellar It’s A Man’s World and Uncle John’s before surprising everyone with a blistering late-set Stephen that blows the doors off. Finally, they finish it all off with a solid Casey Jones.

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2 responses to “06-05-1970”

  1. P_P_K Avatar
    P_P_K

    Ah, the Good Ol’ Grateful Dead.

  2. Marco Avatar
    Marco

    Oh, poor Bear. Did he sample his own wears that night?

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