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Beat it on Down The Line
March 12, 1966
Danish Center

This could have been the debute of this song. A very young Bobby is kind of yelling it. It's interesting to hear how these early covers evolved.
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Black Peter
Oct. 25, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

This is a beautiful and emotional version, it's hard to hear over the crowd noise, but they where digging it!
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Cream Puff War
Dec. 4, 1966
The Matrix Club

Every bit as good as 12-01-66. in my oponion. Tight and energetic.
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New Minglewood Blues
Aug. 2, 1976
Colt Park

Bobby was singing with clarity and authority on this one. This is a good tight version.
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Samson and Delilah
Aug. 2, 1976
Colt Park

Billy and Micky lay down a tight rythm for every one to lock into, and they do. Crowd noize on all sources that i've heard.

Comments

The Other One
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

In the documentary about Bob Weir, "The Other One", Bobby talks about the night that Neal Cassady was dying in a desert in Mexico. He said that Neal came to him in a vison and helped him finish the lyrics to this song. This was the night of this concert, Neal died the next day. All of the lyrics that we know today, other then the "smoking Crater in my mind", which he kind of slurs, are completed on this night. By the next show, 11 days later, the lyrics to this song where complete. This song was the show opener on both of these nights, which was kind of a rarity. Of the 2 concerts though, this one is much more energetic and well played. Although this isn't the best version of this song, It is a truly significant O1 and should be listened to and appreciated by any one who appreciates this iconic song.
Turn On Your Love Light
March 28, 1969
Student Center

A long and energetc Love Light. This was a great room acoustically and a good mix. The drummers sound particularly good on this one And course Jerrys playing is tasty and deverse, as he is for the whole show. This one is up there!
Dark Star
March 28, 1969
Student Center

^ That's a good point DS67! Jerry is shifting back and forth between tones and textures. He opens with some perfectly executed feed back riffs then dives way up the neck for some low, primal tones. Then during his extended solo he even gets some Asian instrument sounds, as well as his standard SG psychedelia. As for the percussion, one of the drummers, probably Micky. uses a Guiro, then switches to Maracas after the 1st verse. This is really good 69 stuff here!
Tomorrow Is Forever
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Jerry and Donna's voices combine to produce a kind of Appalachian sound. Donna was quite a good vocalist at times, especially after the hiatus.
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

Good acoustic version, if you don't count T.Cs circus organ, nice touch though. The drums where a little over powering. It still gets my vote!