![]() ![]() That first year-plus I saw the band, half the songs at a given concert were new to me. I was a 17-year-old newbie in the spring of ’70 and every show was a complete revelation. ![]() It doesn’t even feel like the same band to me. Let’s pick two shows I attended that I loved unequivocally: 5/15/70 late show at the Fillmore East and 10/10/82 at Frost Amphitheatre in Palo Alto. It’s the setting, your mood, who you’re with, who’s around you, your ability at that show and on those songs to tune in to the band and the vibe in the venue, and so on.Īs I’ve said before, I don’t like to compare shows from different periods of the band’s history. I’ve had unimaginable fun at shows that I know were not that spectacular, and I’ve had so-so times at shows that were revealed later to be magnificent. ![]() “Favorite”? Even that is completely loaded. “Best” in what way? Some supposedly objective evaluation of the music? Good luck with that. With 365 concerts spanning 1970 to 1995 to choose from, that’s an extremely difficult choice. I’ve been asked many times through the years about “the best” Grateful Dead show I ever attended. ![]()
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