Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks Vol. 31: 1979-12-03 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL (2019)

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Title: Dave's Picks Vol. 31: 1979-12-03 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Grateful Dead Records – R2-573509
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, artwork)
Total Time: 03:37:09
Total Size: 502 MB / 1.30 GB
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Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. ALABAMA GETAWAY> [7:05]
2. PROMISED LAND [4:35]
3. BROWN-EYED WOMEN [5:48]
4. EL PASO [4:26]
5. RAMBLE ON ROSE [7:44]
6. IT’S ALL OVER NOW [8:58]
7. JACK-A-ROE [5:39]
8. LAZY LIGHTNING> [3:16]
9. SUPPLICATION [5:25]
10. ALTHEA [11:33]
11. THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED [8:17]

Disc 2
1. SCARLET BEGONIAS> [11:42]
2. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN [15:28]
3. SAMSON AND DELILAH [7:45]
4. TERRAPIN STATION> [14:11]
5. PLAYING IN THE BAND> [11:20]
6. DRUMS [10:02]

Disc 3
1. SPACE> [2:27]
2. LOST SAILOR> [7:06]
3. SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE [6:11]
4. WHARF RAT> [11:05]
5. TRUCKIN’ [9:33]
6. JOHNNY B. GOODE [4:49]

Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL (12/4/79)

7. ESTIMATED PROPHET> [12:01]
8. FRANKLIN’S TOWER> [10:12]
9. JAM [10:27]

Hold on to your hat, we're coming in strong with one from the Windy City that'll have you movin' and shakin' from start to finish. DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 31: UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL 12/3/79 signals a true rebirth of the Grateful Dead, reimagining classics and foreshadowing their 80s sound. This is as much in part due to freshly-minted member Brent Mydland bringing the organ back in as it is to Jerry finding new vivacity with his custom Tiger guitar. New guy, new guitar - it all makes for a heck of a good time!

Set One rolls like never-ending thunder with one standout after another - truly epic versions of "Brown-Eyed Women," "Ramble On Rose," "It's All Over Now," "Althea," and "The Music Never Stopped." Set Two hits with a crack of not-so-lazy lightning, barreling through an outrageous 28-minute "Scarlet>Fire" to a unique “Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance” and wrapping with a "blow the roof off the place" version of "Truckin'" and a rippin' "Johnny B. Goode." Ready for some quiet after the storm? You'll have to wait just a little bit longer - we've filled in the gap on Disc 3 with a sprinkle of 12/4/79 - "Estimated>Franklin's Tower>" and an incredibly improvised “Jam.”

Limited to 20,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 31: UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL 12/3/79 has been mastered from Dan Healy's cassette recordings to HDCD specs by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering.