Ultimately, the problem was: it needed an editor like you! I know that sounds blasphemous to some people, but this kind of project gets the actual good Dead music to the fans. I have always really enjoyed my Dick's Picks 21 from 1985 in Richmond, and it made me wonder what exactly was so wrong with the year.although I have read plenty about the various problems with the music. The shows included are the first five of the tour, leading up to the famous (and officially released) 11/1/85 Richmond, VA show: Two shows in Florida, two in Atlanta, and one in Columbia, SC – 10/25 to 10/31.ģh30m mp3 mix zipped up here (source dates in track names) Even within the shows surveyed, the mix varied wildly, but when you narrow the focus to the beefy moments… Proper Grateful Dead, definitely not sucking in the Eighties.

The compilation pulls together hot October ’85 performances that were captured in mixes that satisfy. “Hey, it’s The Good Old Grateful Dead, right there!”

It’s amazing how much punch mid-1980s Grateful Dead packed, when the sound guys saw fit to include Weir and Lesh in the mix.

1985 space > comes a time grateful dead