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Grateful Dead Dec. 17, 1978
Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA | Listen on archive
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Stagger Lee
Night after top voted version and after sampling back to back I gotta go with this one, Jerry power riff galore to power home
2
Drums
Billy & Mickey really turn up the speed and intensity in the second half, getting locked the fuck in
3
The Music Never Stopped
Delicate, sweet playing in the midsection and a good outro. The linked source is not great, but there is a SBD.
4
New Minglewood Blues
One of the best versions of this era. Jerry is loose and free. Bobby plays a great slide solo (really).
3
Shakedown Street
Fantastic -- love the early Shakedowns. Very tight interplay between Jerry and Keith's percussive piano.
2
Eyes Of The World
Very subdued but staccato sounding solos if that makes any sense, pretty standardly great 78 version here
3
I Need A Miracle
Hot early version with a well-developed Jerry-led outro jam. Check out the amazing Joann Walker recording.
2
Estimated Prophet
Fantastic '78 EP. This song was untouchable in '78 and Jerry doesn't let up in the outro