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Jerry Garcia Band
1984-01-13
Paramount Northwest Theatre
Seattle, WA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
1st Set:
01. How Sweet It Is
02. They Love Each Other
03. Second That Emotion
04. Simple Twist of Fate
05. Run For the Roses
2nd Set:
01. Cats Under the Stars
02. I'll Take a Melody
03. Mississippi Moon
04. Love in the Afternoon
05. Tangled Up In Blue
1980s - #4: The mid 1980s were a tough period for Jerry Garcia. Garcia became more and more dependent on heroin, neglecting his personal health in the process. He grew overweight, exacerbating his issues in the process. In late 1984, the rest of the Grateful Dead staged an intervention, demanding Jerry check into rehab. That seem to work for a while, as the Dead's Spring 1985 tour featured some stellar playing and creative set lists. By the end of that year, however, Jerry had lapsed back into heroin dependency. In the middle of 1986, the drugs, weight and other health issues all came home to roost, as Jerry lapsed into a diabetic coma after a concert in Washington DC. Fortunately he made a miraculous recovery and we were blessed with 8 more years of music before his untimely passing in 1995. This soundboard recording from January 13, 1984, 33 years ago today. captures Jerry just before the start of that dark 2 year stretch. Incredibly, for a man about to fall into the oblivion of drug abuse, his live playing shows few, if an, signs of the trouble ahead.
3 comments:
Been since 95' that Jer has passed , I am very thankful for what JGB/grateful Dead shows that i had attended. This is a month in 84" i have yet explored ( only 3 out of 5 shows circulates). I saw GD at Hampton of 84 and his health was ailing at this time, his appearance at shows was one of a sloop chubby ole fart staring down. His chops, tone and vocals are still what pulls my heartstrings to this day. Especially the slow burners like Mississippi Moon here.
Nice SBD here, Melvin up front, nice uptempo pace throughout. Cats is such a killer set opener. Thanks speedy for your continued efforts bringing us more of Jer :-)
What Pig Street said! Beautiful stuff. Thanks so much.
Really cool. THANX!
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