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1
Don't Ease Me In
April 5, 1982
The Spectrum

Crisp vocals from Jerry.
4
You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man
Feb. 21, 1973
Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois

Nice soulful version.
1
Space
March 29, 1987
The Spectrum

Somebody's playing Space Invaders!!!
2
El Paso
March 29, 1987
The Spectrum

One listen will do.
3
I Need A Miracle
April 13, 1986
Irvine Meadows

Jerry's kicking some butt here!

Comments

Blow Away
May 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

This is a good version, but not great. Brent's vocals are strong, but the keyboard work is tame and there's a feeling that something is missing without backup vocals. It almost feels like Brent is playing some of his solo material and the Dead are unsure how to back him up.
Ripple
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

What takes away from this is Bob and Phil singing. At times, you can painfully isolate Phil's singing, which has never been very good. Take away your emotions, take away your heart. Phil was never meant to sing.
Ripple
Sept. 26, 1980
Warfield Theater

This version is so perfect that the French, Russian, German and Chinese judges would all give it a 10.
Ripple
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

David Nelson gives this an un-Grateful Dead feel to it. The truth is, the Dead didn't go out there and play with a mandolin, so hearing one in their music takes away a feeling of authenticity in this version.
Ripple
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

Between Jerry's broken-down vocals and the drummers unsure of what tempo to play, this is far from being the best version ever. Put your emotions aside and listen to the music play.