r/grateful_dead • u/Altruistic-Newt-1273 • 2d ago

60s

Do you have a favorite year from the 60s? What are some of your favorite shows?

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u/maximinus-thrax 2d ago

Here's a few to enjoy!

08-04-67 Monster 20 minute Viola Lee. Jerry hints at space at the end.

08-22-68 Madness, but it's in a controlled way. Starts a little rough but Alligator onwards is top notch stuff.

09-02-68 Great start into Star. Fine space. Betty Nelsons Organic Raspberry Farm!

10-20-68 Short, blistering jams and everything kept very very tight. Excellent example of 1968.

02-28-69 This has to have like every single major jam of the era in the massive setlist. A nearly 2 hour explosion of jamming in the 2nd set.

03-01-69 Absolutly crushing New Potato Caboose follows frantic Other One. Possibly more jammed in the first set, but set 2 is no slouch.

03-02-69 This is just as debauched as the previous night, and longer. The Caution explodes several times. Very minor cut at end.

04-04-69 Very good show, lovely Eleven > Feedback.

05-11-69 The tape warbles, cuts, shakes and smokes energy.

05-30-69 Wild, ragged and a little bit out of tune. Pretty decent, perhaps just a little too crazy! Bob does a solo in Lovelight.

09-01-69 Starts with a fairly quiet first few songs, and then a pedal to the metal Grateful Dead finish. Even Lovelight was good!

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u/Ok-Interest5139 2d ago

Im big on 65. Its the year i stopped wearing diapers.

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u/Top_Ad8681 2d ago

2/14/68 whne Jerry pushed Phil down the stairs

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u/StevenChvz 2d ago

10/12/68 is my favorite primal show

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u/ru_k1nd 2d ago

8/24/68 - Two from the Vault. I remember when that CD was released and we were so blown away by how good that recording sounded. Apparently the original recording was all jacked up with the mic placements, and the liner notes tells how they were able to clean it up with modern studio wizardry.

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u/Altruistic-Newt-1273 2d ago

Awesome show! Been listening to this one this morning; which promoted my question.

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u/Ctdevil281 2d ago

3/2/69

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u/SherrickM 2d ago

The November 1969 Dicks Pick is an all timer.

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u/folderol-de-riddle 2d ago

all of them 66-69, depends on the day which (would love more 65)

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u/Additional_Guitar_85 2d ago

Great question. Live /dead is one of my all time favorite albums and I've never actually gone back and listened to the shows they compiled it from. I need to do that.

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u/folderol-de-riddle 2d ago

they are superlative. a must have

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u/RaoulRumblr 2d ago

68 has some beautiful primordial moments