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Favorite Dead year/tour? (vlemmy.net)
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I'd have to go with the stereotypical spring of 77 but spring 90 is also a huge contender.

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[–] kerneltux 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ugh, you had to answer a tough question, didn't you? :-P

Spring '77 is definitely up there, especially early May at Barton Hall. Also really enjoy 1983, Brent really started to come into his own & inject his own flavor to the mix. Pretty much any tour in '74, the Wall-of-Sound really adds a dimension that's quite unique.

Those are my top-3, in no particular order.

Disclaimer: I'm often wrong. :-P

[–] Oldslewfoot 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd have to agree on 83, the more I listen to the Brent years, the more they become my favorite. I love Pig and Keith, but what Brent brought to the band really lit a fire in Jerry. Those two could really play off of each other so well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

@Oldslewfoot @kerneltux the Jerry Brent interplay was one of my favorite things about the band.