Jerry Garcia Band - 1983-12-03 - Boston, MA (SBD)

Jerry Garcia Band

1983-12-03

Orpheum Theater

Boston, MA

Soundboard Recordring

192 kbps (vbr)

Artwork Included

Early Show

01. Sugaree

02. Catfish John

03. It's No Use

04. Run For The Roses

05. Dear Prudence >

06. Deal

07. How Sweet It Is

Late Show

01. Cats Under the Stars

02. They Love Each Other

03. Love In the Afternoon

04. Mission In the Rain

05. Rhapsody In Red

06. The Harder They Come

07. Russian Lullaby

08. Tangled Up In Blue >

09. Midnight Moonlight

Jerry Garcia Band - 1983-12-03 - Boston, MA (SBD) - Early

Jerry Garcia Band - 1983-12-03 - Boston, MA (SBD) - Late

In November 1982, Jerry Garcia would release his last solo studio album, entitled Run For The Roses. With the exception of the title track, and a cover of Dylan’s Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, it was hardly Garcia’s most inspired work. In part, that reflected his ongoing battles with drug addiction. It also reflected a growing disinterest on his part in making studio albums in general. For example, the Grateful Dead would go 7 years, from 1980 to 1987 without releasing a studio album. Even that 1987 album, In The Dark, was recorded on stage in a theater, though without an audience, in hopes of giving the tunes more of a live concert feel. Playing live was, ironically, both Garcia’s comfort zone and where he could experiment musically. In 1983, he played 75 solo shows, in addition to touring with the Dead, but unlike most bands, the concerts weren’t designed to promote the album. For example, during his 2 shows at the Orpheum Theater on December 3, 1983, 3 decades years ago today, only the title track made it into the set list for either show. Cover songs abounded, however, including Dear Prudence, How Sweet It Is, The Harder They Come and Tnagles Uo in Blue. Download these 2 soundboards to hear Garcia do what he did best and loved - play live.