Dead to the World 1/23/08

Touch of Grey
Estimated Prophet->
Eyes of the World->
Jam->
Maybe You Know->
Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad->
Morning Dew->
Around and Around->
Not Fade Away
Don’t Ease Me In – Grateful Dead 4/21/86 Berkeley Community Theater

This is one of the most unusual second sets you’ll ever hear. The first odd thing you might notice is Brent Mydland’s rather eccentric high harmony in “Touch of Grey.” He’s a little loose during “Estimated Prophet” and a high-speed “Eyes of the World” that’s pretty characteristic of the period, and then… and then when Jerry and Bob and Phil leave the stage for the drums, Brent Mydland stays out there with Mickey and Bill. He plays along with the upbeat groove for a while, and then everybody stops, and then Brent starts up a funkier thing – with a weird little vocal snippet repeating over and over. The drummers stay with Brent, doing their best to keep it musical. Eventually Brent starts singing his song “Maybe You Know,” and it becomes clear that he’s pretty out of it. After one final outburst of the song, the rest of the band is back onstage and Jerry launches into “Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad.” And from then on, it’s pretty cool music again for the rest of the set.

All I Ever Wanted – New Riders of the Purple Sage 3/17/73 SUNY Stony Brook

I Bid You Goodnight
I Wish I’d Stayed in the Wagonyard – Any Old Time String Band, I Bid You Good Night

Ship of Fools – David Thom Band, The Thief
Impeachment Is Too Good for Them – Papa Dish
Greed Is the Creed – Jubal Lee Young
Coward’s Game – Houston Jones, Calico Heart