LoginDick's Picks, Vol. 5: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 12/26/79
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By the end of the 1970s, the Dead had modified their nuanced, multifaceted sound and had become much more of a rock & roll band again. What they lost in subtlety, they made up for with aggression. This 1979 show comes from their annual year-end run in Oakland and features recent addition Brent Mydland on keyboards, not to mention a near-metal edge. Jerry Garcia often sounds like Chuck Berry gone mad (well, madder); the band covers three Berry tunes as if to illustrate the point. However, this one was a prototypical "Bobby show," with Garcia struggling at times to keep up with the rest of the band, although he does
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Manufacturer: Arista
Release date: 27 October 1998
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0078221402422 UPC: 078221402422
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Release date: 27 October 1998
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0078221402422 UPC: 078221402422
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