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Title: Reverence
Review: The Grateful Dead always played in the here and now, with an instinctual knowledge of time, place and situation, and that was what always fueled and inspired their performance. That was never more evident than in this show, where they played with a kind of reverence and respect that was so spot on, a tribute to their audience, to Bill Graham and Winterland, to their hometown, and yes, to their past. But nothing here is self-conscious or nostalgic; there's no overtly sentimental farewell to the end of an era; there is, to the contrary, gratitude ringing with every note, and hope for the future. They were right about the future: they gave us a bright one.
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