3/29/84 marin center: rufus thomas’s WALKING THE DOG opens, goofy R&B by weir & garcia, officially the 1st since ’70, probably learned from the stones, played by the zodiacs & warlocks & early dead & at a private party in ’81. on LITTLE RED ROOSTER, weir running his slide guitar solo through weird harmonizing pedal, crossing the line into noxious & kinda fun weirdness. sleepy 10-minute BIRD SONG, the sound of everybody rubbing their eyes. [2/4]
@bourgwick opening the mini era of Goofy Covers, which I know Hunter despised, and I get it, but I find it a welcome balancing aspect of the 84-86 relative nadir, bringing a sense of fun to what could sometimes be a fraught or ponderous affair
@mrcompletely@bourgwick At a point where I have few Dead blindspots, but as we begin the '84 listen along...it is a complete unknown to me. Exciting! Terrifying!
@mangrovevalley@detroitlightning@bourgwick the beginning of the High Variance Era is really 1978 if not fall 77, but now we're in the heart of it. There are highs, but the graph is just all over the place
@mrcompletely@bourgwick This era was my wheelhouse for seeing shows, and honestly, the variety and novelty of that era was welcomed. We were not getting the deep jams and even lots of original material had dropped from the repertoire.
Also, Bob Weir was playing incredibly well in this era. His technique continued to progress and evolve.
@tor_haxson@tonymasiello@bourgwick cinci 85 is a real nice one that clicks into ass kicking form for the killer Let It Grow and keeps it up for most of set two. The Cryptical performance is as sloppy as the rest of them from that year, but you could just throw it out and the show would still be really nice. Excellent tape too.
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