''Downhill from Here'' is a concert performance video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at

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, near

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, in July, 1989. Produced by Len Dell'Amico and Grateful Dead Productions. It was released by Monterey Home Video, on VHS in 1997 and on

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in 1999, with a running time of 2 hours 30 minutes, and by Pioneer Entertainment, on LaserDisc in 1997. Most of ''Downhill From Here'' was recorded on July 17, 1989. However, the last four songs of the first set – "Row Jimmy", "When I Paint My Masterpiece", "When Push Comes to Shove", and "The Music Never Stopped" – have been replaced with the last three songs of the first set from July 19 – "West L.A. Fadeaway", "Desolation Row", and "Deal". "The Music Never Stopped" from July 17 is included in the albums '' Weir Here'' and ''

Fallout from the Phil Zone ''Fallout from the Phil Zone'' is a double compilation album of live recordings by the Grateful Dead handpicked by the band's bassist Phil Lesh. It contains the first Grateful Dead CD releases of "In the Midnight Hour" (clocking in at over 30 mi ...

''. The latter also includes "Box of Rain" from July 19, and "Foolish Heart" from that date is a bonus track on '' Built to Last''. The title of the video is a play on words referring to the steep slope of Alpine Valley's general admission section, and perhaps also to the notion that 1989 through 1990 was the band's final peak period.

Track listing

First set * "Let The Good Times Roll" (

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) → * "Feel Like A Stranger" (

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, Barlow) * "Built To Last" ( Garcia, Hunter) * " Me and My Uncle" ( Phillips) → * "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia,

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, Hunter) * "

It's All Over Now "It's All Over Now" is a song written by Bobby Womack and his sister-in-law Shirley Womack. It was first released by The Valentinos, featuring Bobby Womack, in 1964. The Rolling Stones heard it on its release and quickly recorded a cover versio ...

" ( B. Womack, S. Womack) :''July 19, 1989 – first set:'' * "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) * "

Desolation Row "Desolation Row" is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was recorded on August 4, 1965, and released as the closing track of Dylan's sixth studio album, ''Highway 61 Revisited''. It has been noted for its length (11:21) and ...

" ( Dylan) → * "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) Second set * "

China Cat Sunflower "China Cat Sunflower" is a song performed by the Grateful Dead which was first recorded for their third studio album ''Aoxomoxoa''. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. The song was typically sung by J ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) → * "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) * "

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the s ...

" (Weir,

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, Hunter) → * "

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" (Garcia, Hunter) → * "Standing On The Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) → * "Drums" ( Kreutzmann, Hart) → * "Space" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Mydland) → * "The Wheel" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) → * "

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" ( S. Winwood, M. Winwood, Davis) → * "Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) → * " Not Fade Away" ( Hardin,

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) * "We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) Encore * " Johnny B. Goode" ( Berry)

Credits

Grateful Dead * Jerry Garcia –

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* Mickey Hart – drums,

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Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...

– drums, percussion * Phil Lesh – bass *

Brent Mydland Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. Growing up in Concord ...

– keyboards * Bob Weir – guitar Production * Len Dell'Amico – director, producer * John Cutler and Phil Lesh – sound production, mixing * Candace Brightman – lighting director * Dan Healy – concert sound *

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– sound design and programming * Allen Newman – line producer * Bill Weber – video post editing * Jeffrey Norman – audio post editing * Terry Donahue – technical direction * Billy Steinberg – senior video

References

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