Dead of the Day: 07-13-1984

Greek Theatre, University of California

Berkeley, California

Our Dead of the Day comes from 1984 at the Greek with an encore breakout of Dark Star. The show begins with a Bertha, as the band rips out of the gate. From there, they head into Greatest Story Ever Told. The early tunes are all sharp and fun, but the first real liftoff point comes in CC Rider as Jerry throws off some sparking lightning bolts of guitar nastiness in the last few minutes. Loser and Cassidy are both solid as well, and the Dupree’s that comes afterwards is just as psychedelic and calliope-sounding as it should be, though Jerry flubs a few lyrics. The Hell In A Bucket that emerges next is probably the biggest standout of the set as Bobby and Jerry get into some meaty jams and draw the tune out some. Following that, the boys take a Might As Well into set break.

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Identifier:
gd1984-07-13.150404.sbd.anon.gems.2444
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Soundboard Cassette Masters Sony D-6
Notes:
‘- full moon and Friday the 13th – shooting star over stage during start of Dark Star – first Dark Star since 12 31 1981, more than two and a half years, 167 shows, and another wouldn’t be played for 359 shows, more than five years until the famous Warlocks show on 10 9 1989 – Betamania source provides a few spots of tape flip and tape pause patching – a “best of” radio show from this run debuted these tapes July 19, 2020 on Dead Air 91.3 FM KXCI Tucson – https://spinitron.com/KXCI/pl/11283404/Dead-Air ““Yes, I absolutely did see the shooting star at the song’s intro. It whistled through the sky and disappeared behind the eucalyptus trees lining the Greek. MANY people saw it, and it took our breath away (a serious murmur went through the crowd). There’s no way Jerry could have set THAT up!”” Glide Magazine July 8, 2009 https://glidemagazine.com/142656/dark-star-stories-the-greek-07131984/ originally shared at www.shnflac.net July 26, 2020 **gems**
Description:
Set I
Bertha >
Greatest Story Ever Told
Dire Wolf
C.C. Rider
Loser
Cassidy
Dupree’s Diamond Blues
Hell In A Bucket >
Might As Well
Set II
Scarlet Begonias >
Touch Of Grey >
Fire On The Mountain >
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) >
Drums >
Space >
The Wheel >
I Need A Miracle >
Stella Blue >
Sugar Magnolia

Dark Star


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Jerry Garcia – Guitar
Bob Weir – Guitar
Brent Mydland – Keyboards
Phil Lesh – Bass
Bill Kreutzmann – Drums
Mickey Hart – Drums
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Transferrer:
Speed Corrections by Jason Chastain Mastering by Jim Blackwood and Jamie Waddell
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Bertha ->
399.99
2
Greatest Story Ever Told
232.88
3
Dire Wolf
206.21
4
C C Rider
523.55
5
Loser
421.36
6
Cassidy
362.37
7
Dupree’s Diamond Blues
445.23
8
Hell In A Bucket ->
452.52
9
Might As Well
271.83
10
Scarlet Begonias ->
729.05
11
Touch Of Grey ->
427.15
12
Fire On The Mountain ->
700.76
13
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) ->
424.1
14
Drums ->
497.5
15
Space ->
422.45
16
The Wheel ->
361.43
17
I Need A Miracle ->
236.7
18
Stella Blue ->
516.62
19
Sugar Magnolia
602.41
20
E-Dark Star
982.36
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While the first set is good, the second enters into outstanding territory from the outset with a very tasty, extended Scarlet Begonias. The drummers keep the pace down as Brent mingles in stunning keys with Jerry’s seeking guitar and Phil’s occasional bombs. As they begin to transition into what seems like Fire, they flip a switch and are in Touch of Grey instead. The Touch is fairly standard fare, which is to say so very good, but what makes it really outstanding is its placement as a massive segue between epic versions of Scarlet and Fire On The Mountain. The drummers are absolutely phenomenal on the Fire while Jerry creates some really funky riffs throughout. Coming out of Fire, the boys head into a Man Smart, Woman Smarter, providing a rocking release and, also, another opportunity to jam off in the latter half of the song before turning it over to the drummers as Mickey brings out the beam in earnest. In the late stages of Space, Phil starts leading the way towards some semblance of a theme, pushing the rest of the band to take up The Wheel, which they eventually do. After I Need A Miracle, a monster, gorgeous Stella Blue comes out. Then a Sugar Mags sees off the set in rocking fashion with Brent killing the keys. Of course, the biggest moment of the night was the Dark Star encore. They had not played the tune since the 1981 New Year’s show and would not break it out again until October 1989 in Hampton. With a  full moon on Friday the 13th, the boys sent shivers up everyone’s spines with those first notes, following it up with an excellent version.

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5 responses to “07-13-1984”

  1. Joel Liebman Avatar
    Joel Liebman

    Hello….. Since I listen five days a week from my woodshop I will certainly have plenty to say. See ya then. Joel

  2. Scott Shlomo Krane Avatar
    Scott Shlomo Krane

    This was among the first Dead shows I ever had on tape. I actually had the first set, with the Scarlet>Touch>Fire and Dark Star encore on there, as a filler. Was for a long time, my favorite 80s Dead performance.

  3. DANIEL ENGLISH Avatar
    DANIEL ENGLISH

    side
    to side

  4. DANIEL ENGLISH Avatar
    DANIEL ENGLISH

    listen every day and have cassettes

  5. DANIEL ENGLISH Avatar
    DANIEL ENGLISH

    high quality recording though

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