Music, direction, and downbeat are all consumed in an avalanche of flames, interlocked in a fractal weave. The solo section is propelled into a whirlwind of melting colors and throbbing suns. The Bird Song on this night is spectacular. It’s a bit easier to experience in the AUD, since the SBD finds this jam as a period of level setting – all worth it, as this SBD ends up sounding “just exactly perfect” when it’s all said and done. ![]() The song flows out with its funk-disco snaking heart, and Garcia is immediately locked into the groove. The show blasts right out of the gate with Feel Like A Stranger, and the stage is set for a good time. It’s this element that influences my desire to share it with you first over the other two nights of the run. This show just wasn’t around much at all. I feel a particular affinity to the first show of this run, in large part due to the musical highlights, but also because it was one of the more cherished rarities on my, or any tape list. This final stand from Feb 26th to 28th ranks as some of the best of the entire 17 show catalog. ![]() The Uptown runs were generally not on lists, and with minor exceptions, lurked just out of circulatory sight for most of the years leading up to the great high-speed Internet explosion. And, while there is little trouble bumping your ears into any of the music from this three year span at the Uptown today, it was not always the case. ![]() Consistent with the sentiment that there was never a bad show played at the Uptown, the Dead’s final stand at the Uptown proves the point yet again. Now we will visit the last, from February ’81. Early on, we visited the first run from May ’78. The band played a total of 17 shows at this venue from 1978 to 1981. Let’s go back to the Uptown Theater in Chicago.
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