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.

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Identifier:
gd1982-08-08.144730.sbd.healy.streeter.smith.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Dan Healy’s Master Soundboard Cassettes (Sony TC-D5M/TDK MA-R90/dolby B)> Frank Streeter’s 1st generation 1/4 track Reels @ 3.75 ips (Sony TC770/Maxell UD35-90B)
Notes:
Notes: – Thanks to Frank Streeter for the 1st generation reels – Thanks to Matt Smith for the azimuth adjusted transfer – Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort – Thanks to Frank Streeter, SirMick and Charlie Miller for the (FOB) Beyer M160 source which supplies the crowd and beginning of “Loser” (4:31 total), a 0:23 patch in “Estimated Prophet”, as well as a 0:22 patch in the “Wharf Rat > Good Lovin'” transition – Other One space included in “The Other One” – Thanks to Joe B. Jones for verifying the pitch – “Drums” with Zakir Hussain – “The Other One” thru the end of the show with John Cippolina Mastered by Scott Clugston January 2019
Description:
Set I
Alabama Getaway >
Promised Land
They Love Each Other
Mama Tried >
Mexicali Blues
Loser
Little Red Rooster
Brown Eyed Women
Looks Like Rain
Peggy-O
Samson & Delilah
Set II
Far From Me >
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 #


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Jerry Garcia – Guitar
Bob Weir – Guitar
Brent Mydland – Keyboards
Phil Lesh – Bass
Bill Kreutzmann – Drums
Mickey Hart – Drums
Zakir Hussain – Percussion *
John Cippolina – Guitar #
Lineage:
1st generation Reels (Akai GX-625)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF-1bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp 24/96 > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496
Transferrer:
Matt Smith, Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller
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00:00
1
Tuning
01:30
2
Alabama Getaway >
04:49
3
Promised Land
04:46
4
They Love Each Other
09:15
5
Mama Tried >
02:44
6
Mexicali Blues
06:56
7
Loser
07:25
8
Little Red Rooster
07:45
9
Brown Eyed Women
05:25
10
Looks Like Rain
09:19
11
Peggy O
07:37
12
Samson & Delilah
07:46
13
Tuning
00:36
14
Far From Me
04:17
15
Scarlet Begonias >
11:41
16
Fire On The Mountain >
12:15
17
Estimated Prophet >
17:59
18
Drums >
10:19
19
Space >
02:31
20
The Other One >
08:29
21
Not Fade Away >
04:55
22
Wharf Rat >
08:43
23
Good Lovin’
08:25
24
Encore Break
00:28
25
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction >
07:19
26
Brokedown Palace
05:36
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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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9 responses to “08-08-1982”

  1. joeseddit Avatar
    joeseddit

    Love this show. I was there and of course enjoyed the show at the time. But listening to it afterwards is when I started to appreciate it as one of my favorites. The first set is loaded with versions of certain songs that belong on “all-time best” lists: “Alabama/Promised Land”, “They Love Each Other”, “Brown Eyed Women”, “LL Rain”, and “Peggy-O”.http://joetopic.blogspot.co

  2. Paul Dirks Avatar
    Paul Dirks

    No description of the show is complete with mentioning that John Cippolina joined the boys from the drums onward. A lot of the energy in NFA was due to his presence!

  3. P_P_K Avatar
    P_P_K

    Just checked out your web site. I’m going to spend some time there. Very cool. Rock n’ roll and sports. You are a true renaissance man. But what’s with not having Brian Dawkins as an all-time Safety? My avatar ain’t happy.

  4. joeseddit Avatar
    joeseddit

    HI PPK,Thanks for the comment. Yeah, if you check out the home tab you’ll see that I’m no longer active on the site. But I left it up because there’s still some stuff that I put time and effort into that some folks might find interesting/entertaining. I’m guessing several of the links are probably inactive by now, but I used links often so there are probably several that are still good. So… nothing shakin’ on shakedown street but there might still be some heart…just gotta poke around????. Thanks again for the comment.(I was gonna say Dawkins didn’t put in enough years prior to the cutoff date of 2010 to be considered, but I reviewed his timeline and that’s not true, so good call. Dawkins should have been considered. Probably would have been better if they didn’t lump the safeties in with the corners)

  5. brewmn61 Avatar
    brewmn61

    It remains one of the best shows I ever saw. And I would guesstimate my total shows seen in the 50-60 range, starting at the Uptown Theatre in 1979.

  6. Vic Attardo Avatar
    Vic Attardo

    “Coming out of the break, Brent lights up a Far From Me, which is pretty unbelievable no matter what your thoughts on Brent tunes.” — from the top notes

    Can someone explain this negative comment to me. I’m hoping for an anniversary explaination on 08-08-24

    I thought Brent was fantastic at these two Alpine show — though I ate too much cheese again on a Wisconsin trip,

    1. Jeff Avatar

      Some people dislike Brent. Not me.

  7. Alva Smith Avatar
    Alva Smith

    I think Brent was one of the finest ever to play a Hammond B3!

  8. Ana Valeria Avatar
    Ana Valeria

    Brent was the best musician of the band, besides Jerry. After them, without both, GD never more was the same.

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