30 Days of Dead
It's a Dead Head's most wonderful time of the year! Welcome to another 30 days of unreleased Grateful Dead tracks from the vault, one for every day of the month, selected by archivist and producer David Lemieux. The tracks are yours, 100% free gua-ran-teed, but the real fun is taking part in the challenge for the chance to win some sweet swag from the Dead.
Those of you who know what to do, feel free to skip right on ahead. For those of you who need a refresher, here's the drill:
You know your Ables from your Bakers from your C's, but can your finely tuned ears differentiate the cosmic "comeback" tour from a spacey 70s show? Each day we'll post a song from one of the Dead's coveted shows. Will it be from that magical night at Madison Square Garden in '93 or from way back when they were just starting to warm it up at Winterland? Is that Pigpen's harmonica we hear? Brent on keys? If you think you know, lob your answer in and you just might find yourself taking home our daily prize of a 2025 Grateful Dead wall calendar or the grand prize – a copy of limited, numbered, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL '78 boxed set!
So putting the verbal shenanigans to one side, I think the way that the band build the intensity from 5.45 up to the crest at 7.30 is just blissful. Got this one earlier today, thankfully, but I didn't find it quite as easy as some of y'all.
lol
Not positive, but feels like we may have seen the likes of this tune in past Days.
I think Jerry may have been wondering "How does this song go" for a bit during this performance.
I am certain we will have some things to talk about these next 4 Days.
Almost Thanksgiving, where does the time go??
wow
so many wrong and impossible guesses in comments already.
would love to talk to some as to how they think their choice is even close.
oh well
maybe tomorrow
enough cues, hints, and things in actual song today that for most no help is needed but a list and an ear.
happy holiday to all
I heard two phrases of Jerry’s intro solo, and got this one on the first try.