Dead of the Day: 08-08-1982
Alpine Valley Music Theater
West Troy, Wisconsin
With only one show on this date in Dead history, it makes the pick that much easier. But it does not mean that our August 8, 1982 show is any less hot. The show starts of with a fiery Alabama Getaway> Promised Land opener, making it clear from the beginning that the boys were there to rock. A lovely They Love Each Other comes out next with Jerry providing some inimitable turns on the guitar. The rest of the set is outstanding as well. But the Peggy-O – ridiculously sweet and evocative – is a standout, as is the Samson that finishes off the first half in raging form. Coming out of the break, Brent lights up a Far From Me, which is pretty unbelievable no matter what your thoughts on Brent tunes.
Promised Land
They Love Each Other
Mama Tried >
Mexicali Blues
Loser
Little Red Rooster
Brown Eyed Women
Looks Like Rain
Peggy-O
Samson & Delilah
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire On The Mountain >
Estimated Prophet >
Drums > *
Space >
The Other One > #
Not Fade Away > #
Wharf Rat > #
Good Lovin #
Encore:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction > #
Brokedown Palace #
Bob Weir – Guitar
Brent Mydland – Keyboards
Phil Lesh – Bass
Bill Kreutzmann – Drums
Mickey Hart – Drums
Zakir Hussain – Percussion *
John Cippolina – Guitar #
From there, a completely heady Scarlet Begonias romps forth, topped only by the tasty transition into Fire On The Mountain with Jerry sketching out an ambitious jam that the rest of the band, in terms of their timing and anticipation, seems to follow and elaborate as if it was just another scripted session. As the Fire finally dies down, Estimated busts forth in all its glory, announcing itself in a flurry and then ripping off into deep, transcendent ground before heading into Drums. Drums leads almost inexorably into the recognizable Other One theme. The band ends ups scorching The Other One, setting up a ridiculous, fresh and unusual Not Fade Away, which eventually segues onto the familiar ground of Wharf Rat. As expected as Wharf Rat can be at times, it is always so evocative , challenging everyone who really listens to the tune to put themselves into August West’s shoes for just a moment. As Wharf Rat rolls to an end, the boys hightail it into a rough and tumble Good Lovin’ that serves as the exit point for the second set. A Satisfaction encore in itself is pretty cool, but when Bobby raps, riffing on Wang Dang Doodle, it is something special indeed. And, what’s more, the Dead bust out a second encore in Brokedown Palace, which is beautiful all on its own.
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