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3
Estimated Prophet
March 20, 1991
Capital Centre

Love those nah-nah-nahs Bob screams as the tune begins to dissolve into He's Gone.
1
Estimated Prophet
April 4, 1991
The Omni

Hot vocals. Jazzy.
2
Estimated Prophet
Aug. 14, 1991
Cal Expo

Another great 1991 versions that falls into a Supplication Jam.
1
Monkey and the Engineer
Sept. 17, 1970
Fillmore East

Bad recording, but excellent vocals from Bob and nice harmonies.
4
Hard to Handle
Dec. 26, 1969
McFarlin Auditorium, SMU

Pigpen struggles with his timing and vocals in general.

Comments

Mexicali Blues
March 9, 1993
Rosemont Horizon

These more recent versions of Mexicali are by far more mature and developed than the older ones. The instrumental breaks are much longer and it's not just about Jerry taking a short jam anymore. I dig these newer ones.
Mexicali Blues
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Another bad mix on the soundboard. Bob's guitar is too loud and Keith is almost inaudible.
Mexicali Blues
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Bob's guitar is loud in the mix and it gets really annoying. You can barely hear Keith - he shows up for a few seconds and disappears.
Mexicali Blues
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Things just sound out of synch for most of the tune. Jerry plays a few really sour notes. The timing of the harmonies are off in places.
Mexicali Blues
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

Tight version with some crisp guitar work, nice piano by Keith and solid vocals. One of the best from the 73-74 era.