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Mexicali Blues
April 10, 1987
UIC Pavilion

Good tempo and jamming.
2
Mister Charlie
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

Slow tempo, groovy and funky.
2
Bertha
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

A soaring melody from Jerry.
1
One More Saturday Night
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Killer high octane encore on the heels of a sweet Sugar Magnolia. No, Bob - thank you!!!
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Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

It starts off slow and lazy, but as the tune begins to unfold, the tempo gets faster until they are just killing it as a band with the pre-SSDD jam.

Comments

Day Job
June 21, 1985
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Jerry nails the line about the face on the dollar. Good job, Jer!!!!!
Deal
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

For an old school 1972 Dead version of Deal, this is really good. 20 years later, the Jerry Garcia Band would make this sound like a demo tape.
Deal
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Some songs get better over time, some get worse. Deal got better. This version sound old fashioned, dated, quaint. If you're going to listen to this whole show, sure - go for it. But to seek it out to hear this Deal? No.
Deal
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Jerry Garcia Band fans just smile, laugh, roll their eyes, shake their heads. Jerry played MUCH better Deals with the JGB - and that's using inferior musicians - David Kemper aside. David Kemper could drum circles around Billy and leave him choking on dust. On just about every night from 89-92, the JGB would play a better Deal than this.
Wave to the Wind
Sept. 30, 1993
Boston Garden

Weren't they supposed to be doing something with Mack The Knife?