Grateful Dead - 1985-04-03 - Providence, RI (SBD)

Grateful Dead 

1985-04-03

Civic Center 

Providence, RI

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Tuning

02. Hell in a Bucket >

03. Sugaree

04. Me And My Uncle >

05. Mexicali Blues

06. Ramble on Rose

07. Down in the Bottom > I Ain't Superstitious

08. Row Jimmy

09. Let It Grow

2nd Set:

01. Tuning

02. Terrapin Station >

03. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

04. Ship of Fools

05. Truckin' >

06. Spoonful >

07. Drums >

08. Space >

09. Wharf Rat >

10. Throwing Stones >

11. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:

01. Keep Your Day Job 

Grateful Dead - 1985-04-03 - Providence, RI (SBD)   

Grateful Dead 1985 - #1: In 1985, the Grateful Dead celebrated their 20th anniversary. Deadheads tend to passionately debate the quality of the music that year. Some feel that the band, inspired by their milestone anniversary, played their best shows of the 1980s. Others don't believe the music was much different from the prior years, and certainly not up to the standard of 1987 or 1989. I tend to lean in the direction that 1985 provided many inspired moments, especially during the Spring run, though it’s clear that by year's end, Jerry was mired deep in a cloud of drugs which would eventually contribute his near death coma in 1986. This soundboard recording, from April 3, 1985,  33 years ago today,  showcases some of that inspiration, as the band opens set 2 with Terrapin Station and plays a host or rarities, including Down In The Bottom, Ain't Superstitious and Spoonful.  Download this one, then come back on April 4, 13 and 14 for the rest of the Grateful Dead 1985 Four of A Kind.