The Frost Amphitheatre was a beautiful place to see the Grateful Dead and 1982 marked the band's first appearance at the Frost at Stanford University.
Saturday the 9th, kicked off with a fun Alabama Getaway->Greatest Story Ever Told. The They Love Each Other has a great jam and wonderful interplay between Jerry's guitar and Brent's electric piano. On The Road Again->Beat It On Down The Line is a really good renditions of both songs. West L.A. Fadeaway was pulled out the month before and features an extra verse not found in later versions. Me And My Uncle->Big River was pleasant and it's nice to hear the band pull out a "standard" at a new venue. Dupree's Diamond Blues has just been revived after a four year absence. The Music Never Stopped->Deal to close the first set packed a wallop.
New songs Throwing Stones->Touch Of Grey opened the second portion of the show on a strong note. The Estimated Prophet->Eyes Of The World->Drums->Space is good but it's the following Truckin'->The Other One->Morning Dew-> One More Saturday Night find the show returning to classic status. The Brokedown Palace is a wonderful version and ends the first show with all of us happy.
The Sunday show was nothing short of stellar and belongs in any one's list of legendary Grateful Dead shows. Yep, it's an all timer. Opening with a blistering New Minglewood Blues->Sugaree->Little Red Rooster, the band never lets up. Phil in particular is playing riffs in a different and interesting fashion. Tennessee Jed is very, very good with a great jam before crashing to it's end. Cassidy is jammed out while Loser smokes with hard core blues playing. The recently revived Far From Me gives Brent a chance to shine while the Looks Like Rain->China Cat Sunflower-I Know You Rider end the set in a classic fashion.
The second set of Playing In The Band->Crazy Fingers->Lost Sailor->Saint Of Circumstance->Touch Of Grey->Drums is nearly letter perfect aside from Bob's guitar being a little low at the beginning. The Playing is nicely jammed out while Crazy Fingers is as good as it gets. Lost Sailor->Saint Of Circumstance is very well played and new song Touch Of Grey is loads of fun. Not to be outdone, the Space->The Wheel->Throwing Stones->Not Fade Away->Black Peter->Sugar Magnolia is of the same quality as the pre-Drums portion of the set. The band ends the show with a double encore of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction->It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.
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