Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street 5-12-81 (SMOKER)!!!

[@curtiseverett1671]

Just more proof that he was such a great guitar player that light beams came from his elbow....

[@Bigzthelove]

That's a mic stand

[@faces-of-love]

no, those are beams of light

[@frimports]

Jerry was a healer of people and sadly destroyer of himself

[@robbyv.526]

Hahhahaha. That was GREAT lol. Thank you for the hearty smiles =]

[@curtiseverett1671]

@@robbyv.526 definitely a light beam.....

[@ginnymcintosh2739]

Awesome loved going to the dead in the 80s....go Brent!!!

[@LiberaceHuaracheDelFuego]

Nothing is more 80s Dead than getting interrupted by a commercial halfway through this video.

[@straightdaddy123]

I’ve noticed that

[@RaVenDaWn999]

What can I do? I am not a "Dead Head". I am a neighbor of the Summer Nationals so this band in many of its phases played in my backyard. This song- just especially along with New Speedway Boogies- I love EVERY version, no matter how long or how unique these may have been. Each has a unique quality from its time and their lives. Like old friends, distant from where we used to be; in the horizon from ever where we had been before, just always happy to see, to listen, to feel these vibes, these songs- love 'em. Don't need a reason. High beams on the moon... ~ RaVen ~

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

Lite shown on him all of the time , his aura was so big ! ❤️🐰🐇🌹☠️💀☀️🕊️🪭😍🥰😘love him still after all the years gone by !

[@cjhudson419]

That second solo brought tears to my eyes

[@davidconnery4389]

Church

[@petestevens3970]

Thank you.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Got a Shakedown my very first show, 9/6/80 at Lewiston, Maine. 14 minutes of crushing funk in the great outdoors to open the second set. Always loved this song, even though some originally mocked it as "Disco Dead", in the end everyone loved it. Jerry on the "Tiger" guitar, is Jerry at his best.

[@loucaruso3971]

Beautiful Place Ta See Dead !!!!, The Beggining Of Brent !!!!

[@deadreckoning6288]

Shakedown was always one of my favorite tunes to hear at a show actually. The jam is transcendent and always so much fun to dance to!⚡️💀🥀

[@paulcanis6297]

Few are those who say, guys, watch my back, I'm going full mutron.

[@curtiseverett1671]

Mutron indeed......

[@danielm4114]

You always go Full Mutron

[@humanbeing2420]

I go full Q-Tron every now and then.

[@Bigzthelove]

You never go full mutron

[@mdellaporta74]

TRON kinda shit with roller skates

[@ScottWilbour-bk9mj]

Awesome ❤

[@nukkastyle]

It doesn't get much better than this.

[@charlie.something]

but it does. try 8/3/82. you'll see.

[@grecorobert97]

3/24/81

[@xneapolisx]

"When I can hear it beat out loud!" Holy shit that gave me chills. Remember this like it was yesterday .... Jerreeeeeeee!!! ❤😊

[@AMRARDvermebrungruppe]

"The sunny side of the street is dark, maaaan." "Maybe that's cause it's midnight." "Bruuuuuu...."

[@jroc2201]

You can tell from his voice in the beginning that he was in the zone

[@alanforehand]

The man's voice gives me chills he's the best

[@davekay7353]

Any show that has '.......Veterans......' in the title has got to be the best!

[@robertmurphy4569]

When Jerry and Bobby get it right it s out of sight , really super tight, a delight all night !

[@robertwoodmore2841]

1111

[@5thlevelweb887]

And Phil! RIP

[@DrewEllisHerbal]

Absolute Smoker!!!! The beginning of Jerry's second guitar solo; how the hell does he not snap strings plucking that hard! Epic

[@GreensnGuitars]

Persian magic lol

[@davidmotlagh9779]

I've always been fond of the "Wah-Wah" pedal!

[@boffo766]

Envelope filter

[@gomezaddams7656]

...Don't tell me this town's got no heart...you just got to poke around...

[@alanforehand]

Badass shakedown ❤❤

[@richardwingert2827]

The greatest dance band in history!

[@deadreckoning6288]

There is no doubt.

[@matthewmead2374]

Yeah, brent on the fender Rhodes. Dope. Hopefully he utilizes the envelope filter or way pedal. I love electric piano+guitar pedals. That's that crack cocaine keyboard sound. Hits quick and leaves you wanting more

[@chrisgould7606]

Early 80's Dead. Nothing better!!

[@frimports]

@@chrisgould7606 It is a nice vintage, has a flowery bouquet, a touch of rye and a nutty finish.

[@photoslum]

@@chrisgould7606 except for early 70s dead lol

[@Bob46374]

Brent pretty jazzy here too

[@michaelfitzgerald9502]

Awsome set... Enjoy it because it's gone.. All we have are these old videos.. Enjoy.🔤🔤😀😀🐟🐡

[@jimmyfranciscone1130]

sweet and groovy voice...Love you,Jerry

[@greggjarvis133]

Groovy version... in the pocket... and slick.. just had to click on this after hearing that trainwreck at Soldier field

[@bradj9597]

gregg jarvis I did the exact same.

[@stevefadrosh6506]

Brad J ditto

[@doyinger1]

gregg jarvis Right? Fare thee well was garbage.

[@Stewieboy1995]

+michael doying fare thee well was not garbage. what do you expect them to sound like? they are 25 again? nope. fare thee well was amazing

[@bhyost1]

Very first FTW show Santa Clara,ca for sure. The rest of the shows....not so much....

[@jasonpeck9100]

I love all the new dead and company stuff. john Mayer's guitar playing gets me through the day every day. oteil is the best bass player on this planet.

[@spunngroovington9135]

Dont go spouting that in public.......if you can help it.

[@gordonchen9510]

​@@spunngroovington9135such a disgrace

[@nichlasbabb6048]

I'm pretty sure I learned how to play Shakedown on Drums to this show years ago.

[@marcustaylor664]

This Shakedown got my day off to a good start

[@jadentinkcom2964]

Listening to a dead set first thing in the morning sets me straight as an arrow

[@ClydeWPhillipsJr]

Used to the heart of town. Just got to poke around.

[@derekwilhelm1356]

Don't tell me that@! Haa

[@DeadHead4458]

Jerry "getting fat in the basement" LOVE IT!

[@davidruggiero2318]

Def sick and I agree the shake train wreck at soldier was embarrassing

[@dankbud3117]

don't compare. Two different band from two different decades. Plus, who's fucking songs are they playing? Mostly Jerry's. Jerry was a guitar God and the heart and soul of the GD. PERIOD!

[@strangher11]

sweet, i definately gonna save this one ... nice improv jam

[@garretthess7985]

39 years ago today!

[@scottshonk4494]

I saw at least 10 GD shows with Jerry that were not as good as any of the FTW. I saw at least 10 GD shows that were as good or better than anything on the planet. It melts into a dream.

[@vonripp67]

Scott Shonk P

[@StanleeMouseslm]

Brent is melding again.

[@loucaruso3971]

Late Spring Tour, But There's Still Alot Of Us That Were There !!!!

[@johnfranz6894]

Love the smoke.....Thank you for sharing

[@domcrotty5784]

80 to 85! Such a great run.

[@seansklenar3509]

this is fuckin awesome!! thanks!!

[@rmhanseniii]

3/21/81 is also a great one

[@johndoe-rb8jk]

preach lord jerry preach!!!

[@grifftrain]

Nice mellow groove here

[@GrahamJonesJr]

smokin' no shit - thanks for posting

[@joblow-xp2jk]

Did that hold tour great time

[@unacat09]

And.........I was there!

[@jerrygarcia2993]

i fucking love you

[@unacat09]

Likewise, my friend.@@jerrygarcia2993

[@fs8820]

Jerry. “Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no❤️” Bobby “Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no heart ❤️” Brent “”Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no ❤️” Rinse…. Repeat…

[@ErikaMeyer]

A song about the renovation of Eureka old town? And how many others? chitty magic IMO

[@eshskis1]

Absolutely fantastic !

[@williamdrummond6747]

the best shows ever Cats under the Stars at Hershey stadium. Rained the whole show.Perfect!! Echo of the arena. Setup

[@LoloYodel]

Nice indeed, but the BEST show was the day before, 5.11.1981 and still in New Haven !!! THAT was "hot" !

[@reforest4fertility]

Oh come on, as good as 12/26/79? I really doubt. Might not be on archive dot org cuz Dick also picks it (#5)

[@CRITICNO]

LoloYodel Sugaree, Scarlet Begonias and To Lay Me Down were very sweet. Bob Marley died that day so 5/12 was somber. 1981 was a blast, but it isn't better than the best of '70 and '72.

[@douglasgagne841]

5/11 was one of the best of 1981, for sure. Absolutely stunning show.

[@CRITICNO]

The Greeks were totally amazing too. lol

[@anthonytesta344]

LoloYodel caught. Both

[@jaxis212]

Chills

[@veek.6463]

Indeed this is smokin

[@gustavoaguirre793]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alanpisanelli69]

Jerry, Definitely Jammin' !!!

[@CRITICNO]

Alan Pisanelli He picked up on that groove.

[@doctorlickabush1780]

it was great must had more then 48 oz ofscrooms.

[@doctorlickabush1780]

+Doctor Lickabush I will be getting back with you later..

[@toddosborne8546]

Go Brent. Love ❤️ u man.

[@erichanhauser3190]

Rulers. The Dead Rule. No doubt bout it!

[@thevibegod96]

hope your still grooving out on the coast K Wall ;)

[@drag_on_eye]

Funky shuffle from a bunch a white dudes... the boys really mixed it up. I think you've got to give some cred to Graham for his love of the the blues all the soulful stuff he brought to the San Francisco scene. The soup he left us sure tastes fine!

[@tonytone6568]

Dragoneye White dudes can funk it up to. hahaha Just gotta poke around.

[@johnkemp9835]

Beethoven once said "Only the pure in heart can make a good soup."

[@brianvaughan2134]

If you are referring to Bill Graham, he gets zero credit for contributing to the creative genius of Grateful Dead music. I knew Bill and even hung out with him back stage at shows often. I think he was a good guy and I liked him plenty. He for sure helped the band in many ways but is silly to believe he had a hand in the artistic creative soup of Grateful Dead soulfulness.

[@mdellaporta74]

Graham gets all the cred in the world for what he helped do. This is pure Colombian blow and a happy Jerry. Fuck yes!

[@John-kx7vc]

Yes! White dudes! First thing that I wanna know is what color is their skin. Great observation!

[@clydew.phillipsjr.]

Indianapolis 85 vibe. Fresh off the west.

[@CaptainsOrders]

CT lovin baby!!

[@Marcus441955]

makin' ya move

[@logansportmyers]

Fuckingroovin

[@hoopmystic1981]

i was there

[@danredding7901]

I can hear it beat out loud!

[@jcedwards8363]

yep smokin'

[@iconoclast4385]

The Dead ain't the Dead without Phil on bass.

[@benjclarke3010]

Otiel is no slouch.

[@tommyt813]

Icon O'Clast ^^amen. If they are any semblance without Jerry, Otiel freakin' jams. And I'm sure Phil would be welcome at any time

[@taylerswartwood3421]

And then John ruins it all

[@SultanOSwing714]

Phat beats i can bug out to. Lol! Sweet.

[@mikethames7554]

✨️

[@jerrygarcia2993]

this motherfuckin street i can never get off of.

[@alanforehand]

Who the fuck wouldn't love this

[@alfreddorsey8916]

Anything is possible.

[@sylviatarnowskilizewski4870]

Getting very COLD.

[@musicdunc]

The Swing Auditorium1977 Dancing Jam(best ever) proves that you can, under the right cosmic conditions, most certainly go 100% full Mutron and 🚀

[@jyreHeffron]

can't stand ads interruption, too bad... very good version

[@Quadrophenia98]

Yeah

[@MaartenVrijman]

Disco Dead! ❤️

[@billbeliakoff5589]

It's "funk" not disco.

[@carpo719]

Damn sweet.

[@tourhead]

My 2nd Show!!!!

[@justinnardine8564]

What’s up guys? I love this version and a handful of others a lot. Is it known as a ‘top’ Version?

[@Bigzthelove]

Smoker indeed

[@georgehomza1034]

It's still disco Dead. It's no Terrapin Station or Morning Dew. I remember when this song came out . It is a 👍 version. But next I'll probably hear what a great Day Job version you people heard.

[@Sk8rboy420]

Chidank420 is the man !

[@johnfranz6894]

That's some hot shit

[@MrHarryhood86]

oh shit

[@therevesaustraw9784]

I L°'Ve you guys... The Good L○RD did GriN~ *****•°'0

[@charlie.something]

no. 8/3/82 is light years better. this may be the 7th best shakedown ever.

[@markgarrett4700]

Starlight Theatre, Kansas Ciry..Shakedown/Samson, To Lay me down. After the epic show at Manor Downs in Austin, TX. And the Zoo for Jerry's 40th Birthday. That was the best summer of my young life.1982

[@jerrygarcia2993]

@s there's nothing like being 4 minutes balls deep and realizing you have 10 more minutes of heaven.....

[@Soundhypno]

According to Headyversion ....6-30-1985! Merriweather Post Pavillion! voted best shakedown

[@philpunch8982]

It’s great but best ever? One mans meat is another mans pudding!!

[@richardm4857]

Why only 240p? +ChiDank420

[@denniscorso2222]

+Richard M rasta far I,.... smiles

[@marshan141]

Frickin AWESOME shakedown!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sterlingblake7655]

Smokin? Sounds like their all on dope, not just Jerry. Kinda slow butt still awesome!

[@blazeinmyeyes01]

Such heavy dope use in one way or anorther, fo sure.

[@liamtolen4216]

i AGREE, NICE BUT NO SMOKE :-)

[@faces-of-love]

oh she’s a smoker alright

[@ejhenico5064]

Nice smoker check on my playlist Ej panic

[@sylviatarnowskilizewski4870]

SAVE THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. PLAY FOR THEM SO THEY KNOW WHO HE IS????HELLO

[@oldertwina]

Was this a sound check? There's no crowd noise.

[@seansklenar3509]

+Andrew Heller probably a soundboard recording

[@Knottypharmacist]

+Andrew Heller you can hear some crowd cheering, not much but some

[@dankbud3117]

I'm pretty sure this is a board. Never heard an aud. sound so good

[@cerise723]

You can hear the crowd leading up to the first chorus.

[@V8trickshot]

Nah just a really good tape... anyone know the taper?

[@fl6895]

Don't tell me the dark is from your i's

[@billbeliakoff5589]

Don't forget to dot your i's ?

[@sylviatarnowskilizewski4870]

Response no words of wisdom of their flat brain and need to stand up for the what is Right.Save the world first CHILDREN

[@jessechappa1550]

Dead Funk

[@sped2338]

jerry would have supported the notion of defunding & abolishing the prison industrial complex...