Acoustic Side
When the Dead sit down, the catalog opens a different door.
The acoustic Dead is not a side note. These stops move through 1970 Fillmore-era acoustic/electric contrasts and land at two Radio City 1980 shows, where theater scale and acoustic material make familiar songs feel closer to the floorboards than the rafters.
Path Threads
acoustic · radio city · fillmore east · dire wolf · friend of the devil · candyman
Stops On This Path
1. February 14, 1970 · Fillmore East
February 14, 1970 at Fillmore East · New York, NY, US · Primal era · 5 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The Fillmore acoustic/electric contrast is the doorway into this side of the band.
2. September 19, 1970 · Fillmore East
September 19, 1970 at Fillmore East · New York, NY, US · Primal era · 2 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Another 1970 stop keeps the acoustic language from feeling like a one-off.
Setlist includes Don't Ease Me In · Candyman · Silver Threads And Golden Needles · Friend Of The Devil · Deep Elem Blues · The Rub · Rosa Lee McFall · Cumberland Blues · New Speedway Boogie · To Lay Me Down.
3. October 29, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall
October 29, 1980 at Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY, US · Brent era · 7 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Radio City shows the acoustic idea returning in a theater built for detail.
Setlist includes Dire Wolf · On The Road Again · It Must Have Been The Roses · The Race Is On · Bird Song · Heaven Help The Fool · Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie · Ripple · Feel Like A Stranger · Franklin's Tower.
4. October 31, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall
October 31, 1980 at Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY, US · Brent era · 6 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4.8
Halloween closes the path with the 1980 acoustic/electric format at its most inviting.
Setlist includes Heaven Help The Fool · Sage And Spirit · Little Sadie · Monkey And The Engineer · It Must Have Been The Roses · Cassidy · Bird Song · Ripple · Jack Straw · Cold Rain And Snow.