Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Peggy-O-> Little Red Rooster, Bird Song, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Ship of Fools, He's Gone-> Truckin'-> Drums-> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> I Need A Miracle-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> One More Saturday Night, E: Brokedown Palace

Senn 421>CM>DAT>CD; via Rick Martin; Seeded to etree by Willy

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Reviewer: peglegpeete - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 17, 2020

Subject: 39 years, someone else should have noticed this by now I was at the show, it's in my top 5 I was at. This is not in the notes above or Deadbase, but should be.



There is the most incredible Caution Jam after Trucking into drums. - May 17, 202039 years, someone else should have noticed this by now

Reviewer: chilig7 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 12, 2018

Subject: whodat808 I was your miracle ride..., my friends were from St. Paul, they were making their way back & I was a newly solo traveler hoping to fill my 1980 Chevy with company. Met Libby...she reeled in P&W... & you all had the lodgings in Boulder, now almost exactly 37 years later I happen to see your review on the computer archive! D&C playing the exact dates the next two nights! - July 12, 2018whodat808

Reviewer: Splash63 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 30, 2016

Subject: did they always or often tease I Bid You Good night out of GDTRFB? - October 30, 2016did they always or often tease

Reviewer: whodat808 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 3, 2016

Subject: saved by a miracle i dont remember much from this show ,probably because me and my girlfreind had burned our car out back in austin and were catching rides to the shows for the tour from then on. so here we are up at alpine and the next shows are in denver and we had no ride set up. so after the show when everybody is bailing and we are searching for a ride. its dark and getting kinda windy and ominous...oooooh shit,getting strange. then we met Libby and and she hooked us up with this solo traveling head and we swayed him into helping us out....all the way to boulder !!!!! so,just as we are loaded in the car and driving out of the lot....a huge downpour happens,crazy rain....we got soooo miracled with that ride hook-up,thxb Libby where ever u are,hah !!!! the second set is kinda prophetic in retrospect !!!! sounds pretty darn good now - April 3, 2016saved by a miracle

Reviewer: chris phillips - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2016

Subject: one man band Peggy-O and Bird Song are very pretty. KYR is off the hook. Bob's songs first set (after Greatest) are lame. Second set totally OK - amazing Aud - January 7, 2016one man band

Reviewer: kbmill - - August 12, 2015

Subject: bread crumb I suppose it is a testimony to the community experience that reviews of "I was there" shows are generally glowing. They are colored with our memories and the joy that one felt in those moments. It is also a testimony to the quality of musicianship that the band achieved. Despite the hippie ethos, they were professional when it came to entertaining and they did it really well, night in and night out. - August 12, 2015bread crumb

Reviewer: chicagomobrob - favorite favorite favorite - July 2, 2015

Subject: I was at this show Wow. I did not realized how's SLOW He's gone is.

There is absolutely no energy is this song. Listen to He's Gone from the early seventies. What a difference! - July 2, 2015I was at this show

Reviewer: Willie Smirnoff - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 17, 2015

Subject: I was there LSD was fun back then. - February 17, 2015I was there

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 31, 2014

Subject: - Very energetic show, pretty good tape. - July 31, 2014

Reviewer: The TRUE Bucky - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 24, 2013

Subject: Truckin Lyrics Okay, the 'experts' demand: I WAS there lol... It was a good show for the time, nothing special, especially in the afterglow of the previous night's post-drums blow-out. However, listening to 'average' shows from this period these days, I'm amazed how good they were and how damned picky I was back then... sigh.



My god, the Lost-Saint worship..... Let me tell you: Having seen 48 shows in 80-81 alone, most of us 'regulars' were so sick of that combo then, we still despise it to this day.. It's basically the same ole same ole every time as the band sleep walks through with little to no improvisation. What a waste of precious second set time night after night back then...



Enough on that rant...



Let me address 'Diamond Jim' on the Truckin' lyrics.. "Sex change" is not a flub, at least not at this show... It began in Greensboro, 4/30/81 when Bob screwed up the lyrics royally that night. He threw in the "sex change" line then to recover and then kept doing it until Pittsburgh 11/29/81 unless he changed it in Europe that Oct.



Now, the show:



The main highlights were the China > Rider and Birdsong in the first set..



A very long TOO soaked Truckin' lead into the drums, with a strong TOO featuring a rare extended for 1981 'third instrumental' after the song.



A huge surprise was GDTRFB showing up after it appeared the show was closing up with Miracle, likely followed closer, which was how they always did it back then. - November 24, 2013Truckin Lyrics

Reviewer: TDCarowindz - - July 11, 2013

Subject: Great Aud the sound is worth the dwnld. i haven't listened to all of this show, but after I do i'll rate it, but sound superb so far - July 11, 2013Great Aud

Reviewer: sneekypeat - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 20, 2012

Subject: Drivin' the Bus! I was there. I had fun!

Though I had seen the boys back since 76.....this was the first time I was handed the steering wheel!

I got to drive the bus, Bobby said so!

I think I did a good job, you think?



On a hot summer day, go outside, grab a beer, smokemifyahaveem and stream it now!



Playdeadstaysneaky! - June 20, 2012Drivin' the Bus!

Reviewer: doodak - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 13, 2012

Subject: Alpine Valley A terrific show, not often reviewed. Sound was dead on clear as a bell. I remember, or think I remember, an amazing lost sailer/saint beginning the second set. Also, He's Gone, which was always a treat. Sat way back on the hill. Right next to a big tree which I kept trying to climb. Drove in from Mpls to see this show. This is an overlooked show. Get it - March 13, 2012Alpine Valley

Reviewer: TeaBag69 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 4, 2011

Subject: Hot Tour / Show / Venue Brent's b'day was in october fellas...Weir was perpetually screwing around with the b'day theme, was just one of this things, don;t take it literally.



Anyway this is a good show, had a great time, stream it. First of seven straight years at Alpine then it got unbearable after '86. I don't review these shows like they are Duran and Duran and analyze licks and lyrics they hit or miss. or "energy levels". with this band it is about the live experience, and how well does the recording capture it. This one does a good job.



Please qualify your reviews folks by letting us know if you were in attendance or not. - January 4, 2011Hot Tour / Show / Venue

Reviewer: CuseTom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 2, 2008

Subject: Not Grubics fault Tennessee Jed: Bobby teases Brent during this show about"It's not really his birthday but it's ALMOST his birthday..etc. that's what he is talking about. - August 2, 2008Not Grubics fault

Reviewer: Drumheadz - favorite favorite favorite - March 21, 2008

Subject: 3rd Show From what I remember this was a pretty good night.

Actually, this was still when Alpine allowed you to go in with milk jugs filled with whatever as long as there were no bottles. We went in with a gallon of screwdrivers and a gallon of rum and coke. So I don't remember that much. What stood out the most was the interplay between Bobby and Jerry. - March 21, 20083rd Show

Reviewer: NoyoWharfRat - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 23, 2007

Subject: Birthday Perjury Listen to the intro to Lost Sailor. - November 23, 2007Birthday Perjury

Reviewer: Tennessee Jed - - August 25, 2007

Subject: RE: Almost Brent's birthday show GruUbic.....Brent's birthday is in October, unless I'm mistaken. He died on July 26, if that is what you meant.....but regardless, no point in mentioning an "almost" anything.... - August 25, 2007RE: Almost Brent's birthday show

Reviewer: reallygonecat - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 25, 2007

Subject: I Remember - sort of. I was at this show. I had general admission tickets then won a pair on the end of the second row. The rows nearest the stage at Alpine curve, so there were a few extra seats in the second row and were actually closer to the stage than those in the first row. I could talk about so many memories, the t-shirt I wore with all the icons from the albums, security trying to keep us in our seats, the intensity of the opening Alabama Getaway, being exactly in front of Brent. It was, to say the least, an experience of a lifetime. What fun to listen to it all again. Thanks! Only four stars for the muffled sound. - July 25, 2007I Remember - sort of.

Reviewer: L. Rosley - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 8, 2007

Subject: Rockin' '81 show The soundboard is better, but includes only the second set (as of this writing). Listen to the first here, then switch to the soundboard.



The really solid first set zooms by, starting with rocking versions of Alabama->Greatest Story show openers. The band produces a good jam on Bird Song, and Jerry and Brent give us hot solos on Big River.

Jerry is in good form throughout, though, with more slick Jerry licks on Tennessee Jed, and he tears it up on Minglewood. Chinacat has a nice jam in the second half going into Rider, and suddenly the set is over.



With the second set, you can switch to the soundboard. It starts out with a bang, but isn’t as perfect as the first set. He’s Gone is a little slow, and Bob stumbles on the lyrics of Truckin’ several times, though the extended jam into Drums is a show highlight. The jam coming out of Drums into the Other One isn’t bad, either. Bob’s treatment of the vocals mars the Other One, but Jerry really shows his chops here when Bob isn’t talking through the lyrics. The abrupt move into Stella Blue is jarring, but it’s a good Stella, with Jerry, once again, doing a fine job on guitar and a nice vocal as well (though at this point, the audio quality isn’t as good). A lovely Brokedown Palace with good vocal harmonies sends everyone back home.



I like this show, though, and it’s worth repeated listening. - June 8, 2007Rockin' '81 show

Reviewer: gruUbic - favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 28, 2006

Subject: "Almost Brent's Birthday" Show S - uperior

A - udience

F - idelity

E - xperience



Rippin Fun! - December 28, 2006"Almost Brent's Birthday" Show

Reviewer: flyingdonut - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2006

Subject: First show Not a bad first show. Incredible scene - everybody talks about the Dead on the East Coast, but I think the pinnacle venue for them outside of Cali was Alpine in the woods. Fabulous across the board. - April 5, 2006First show

Reviewer: utopian - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 7, 2005

Subject: sounds very good The sources says 421 and the upload file references the senn 441? - July 7, 2005sounds very good

Reviewer: Craigerton - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 9, 2005

Subject: Couple shots 'a whiskey, Wisconsin Dead start soundin' good I just listened to this show on a drive from Chicago to Milwaukee. It was a warm, rainy morning, but this Alpine show's first set brought the sun out. Unbelievable energy from Jerry and the crew, and this recording really captures it. Set 1 just seems to get better and better, without stopping. Driving through that southern Wisconsin fog and listening to "I wish I was a headlight..." is the best way to end a set.



Set 2 is great, and with a fine encore. I want to share Set 1 with all my friends, because the energy is some of the best I've heard. Forget 6-10-73; this 81 show is GREAT. - May 9, 2005Couple shots 'a whiskey, Wisconsin Dead start soundin' good

Reviewer: olinshan - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2005

Subject: Garcia In Command I was in attendance at this show and it stood out for two reasons:



1. Garcia was "on" and the sound was incredible, which is picked up on the recording here.



2. If you want to sample a song before downloading, listen to "Chinacat" which might just possibly blow you away... It's one of those shows where even a song or two that perhaps one has heard enough of over the years can spark interest. - January 9, 2005Garcia In Command