The one song that cements you to the Grateful Dead.

[OAITW r.2.0]

I'll post mine...

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. 100 Year Hall, Germany, 1972 - Goin Down the Road Feeling Bad

https://music.

&list=RDAMVMT1teyt42Dik

[IbogaProject]

2. I loved them live

I loved them live, but I usually preferred studio cuts for listening other than fresh tapes on tour.

[musette_sf]

3. I predicted this as the last song of Fare Thee Well -

the company that I work for had a drawing for FTW tix, and you had to post a guess for the last song of the tour to enter. My correct guess did not result in winning tix, but Phil, Bobby, and Co. concurred with the sentiment:

[musette_sf]

4. and to Iboga's point, the live verson

has the moment, but the studio version is the one I hear in my head. Nevertheless, I boo-hooed big time watching this on the livestream.

[KatK]

5. "China Cat Sunflower"/"I Know You Rider"

[OAITW r.2.0]

28. And We Bid You Goodnight

[The Polack MSgt]

6. This became my favorite Dead song while I was working in the mill

And in the 40 years since, nothing has changed - I still love the song

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Mgst - Sir.

Used to hitch hike from Saco, Me to Worcester, MA and back in the 70's. The one guy that turned me on to the Dead was a uniformed AF person. Turned me on to Skull and Roses. Smoked a pipe. Delightful trip to Worcester.

[The Polack MSgt]

31. the 70s were a different era

I came in right after urinalysis started and right before the zero tolerance weed regulations went into effect.

I retired before the 2 ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the retention problems they caused, forced the DOD to soften that policy.

I imagine once Texas legalizes weed the DOD will too.

It's the last of the dozen biggest states to still criminalize weed, and once it changes that. 3/4 of Americans will live in a legal weed state.

Enlisting folks from those states may be too difficult

[ret5hd]

7. I just so happen to have the "30 Trips" box set...

unopened, untouched, stored in a safe place.
Not second hand, purchased directly.

When I heard about the (then future) opportunity to get this, I waited and checked daily. As soon as it was available, I jumped.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Yeah, because, it is really hard to find the Dead in the audio atmosphere.

Maybe 10 trips involved the Dead for me. Still, they were always interesting - doped or not.

[blm]

11. 😮

[highplainsdem]

8. This song was on the jukebox at a hippie bar where I used to hang out in

late 1972 and early 1973. Think I must've played it hundreds of times, more than any other song there except for "Layla" - and possibly more than that Clapton favorite.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Truckin....the inflection point. Then this -

Keep on Trucking...

https://music.

&list=RDAMVMUsXIT_Z2shU

[underpants]

13. Friend of the Devil

Just a great song.

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. This was pretty good too.

https://music.

&list=RDAMVMUsXIT_Z2shU


Did they ever drive that trsin.....

[Ferryboat]

15. Box of rain

Working mans dead & American beauty sealed the deal. Great albums.

[OAITW r.2.0]

16. Hard to argue...

But Live Dead/72 - Skull and Roses sealed the deal. Incredible sound for the moment.

[NBachers]

17. Yup- I've gotta say- Box of Rain is still the most "old friend" comforting song I know.

[Walleye]

18. Ripple

https://m.

[dixiechiken1]

19. Ripple

[Walleye]

23. This is mine too,it was different from anything I've ever heard. And an infectious tune. Cool lyrics

[Bristlecone]

20. Always have, always will love this song

Just a right place, right time indelible memory song for me.

[OAITW r.2.0]

22. Europe '72 was a seachange in music, I think.

For the Dead. for sure.

[OAITW r.2.0]

21. Oh wait...this is pretty damn good

https://music.

&list=PLRCpt_bmsN1KnhFtq4LeFV8-E9q3EE4Yc

[al bupp]

24. That's It For The Other One - Harper College 1970-05-02

Ok, it's not for the faint of heart. At nearly 30 minutes, it's a real GD jam piece. This is the entire suite done live:

Cryptical Envelopment ->
Quadlibet For Tender Feet (AKA Drums) ->
The Other One ->
Cryptical Envelopment

The strike-up coming out of the drums is transcendent and powerful. The soundboard recording is mind-blowing.

https://archive.org/details/gd1970-05-02.138227.sbd.miller.flac1648/28ThatsItForTheOtherOne.flac

[OAITW r.2.0]

25. Divin In...god bless you.

[al bupp]

27. My pleasure, the entire show's superb

Including an acoustic 1st set w/ a rare Cold Jordan cover. The 3rd set includes one their last renditions of Viola Lee Blues. It's been referred to as the perfect Dead show and was released commercially as "Dick's Picks Volume 8":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%27s_Picks_Volume_8

[OAITW r.2.0]

29. Oh Boy, I think you are level K. Sadly. I am a H+.

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. Beat it on down the Line.

https://archive.org/details/gd1970-05-02.138227.sbd.miller.flac1648/06BeatItOnDownTheLine.flac#

[elias7]

30. A few of many:

Jam>China Cat>Rider - Providence civic center, 6/26/74
Shakedown - New Haven coliseum, 5/12/81
Friend of the Devil - Kiel auditorium, St Louis, 8/4/82
Dark Star - Fillmore West, 2/27/69

That’s just for starters

[Beausoleil]

32. Lots of choices!

But I always loved Sugar Magnolia.

[argyl]

33. American Beauty was a gem. And Sugar Magnolia's my favorite also.