{"product_id":"grateful-dead-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-3-9-81-3cd","title":"Grateful Dead - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3\/9\/81 [3CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadison Square Garden, New York, NY 3\/9\/81 captures the Grateful Dead playing to a packed home-from-home crowd, and this CD edition presents the full 1981 concert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early eighties line-up, with Brent Mydland settled in on keyboards and harmony vocals, was a tight and energetic unit, and New York audiences always seemed to draw something extra from the band. This show finds them loose, confident and in the mood to stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first set opens with Feel Like a Stranger, a slinky, groove-heavy statement of intent, before winding through Althea, Ramble on Rose and a gorgeous, exploratory Bird Song that floats far out before drifting home. The second set kicks off with a lively China Cat Sunflower into I Know You Rider, then settles into a deep run including Estimated Prophet and a heartfelt Uncle John's Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the percussion workout of Drums and the ambient wanderings of Space, the band roars into The Other One, then eases into a tender, aching Stella Blue that may be the emotional peak of the night. Good Lovin' and a U.S. Blues encore send the crowd home happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Deadheads, this is a superb snapshot of the Mydland era at its sharpest, and a reminder of why the Garden became one of the band's great stages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499445330225,"sku":"603497840274","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_b8b65a3c-7653-4f6c-869e-c5552b9e470e.jpg?v=1794507037","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/grateful-dead-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-3-9-81-3cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}