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5
Bertha
June 16, 1991
Giants Stadium

Get down and boogie.
9
Picasso Moon
June 16, 1991
Giants Stadium

Solid show opener.
2
Drums
Dec. 30, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

I'm not sure who that thank you was for.
2
One More Saturday Night
Aug. 17, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Intense Bobby vocals.. What wasn't awesome with Hornsby on piano?
2
Dark Star
Aug. 17, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Short jam coming out of Space.

Comments

Turn On Your Love Light
July 3, 1970
McMahon Stadium

If you go to archive.org and type in 1970-07-03 dead - the audience where it sounds like they're in a hole and a bunch of people talking and going woo-hoo pops up.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

Keith leads the way into the song and Jerry does more jamming than he does on most versions of this song.
Estimated Prophet
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Time to de-bunk another pretender from 1977. This version has bland vocals and one dimensional guitar work from Jerry. It comes off as just another floppy tune that any jam band can play. To make my point, I just added 9-4-1991. Bob's tone and passion change. Bruce adds depth to the song. But what really shines is the post-lyric jam. This is the Jerry people want to see. He's not just mailing it in - he's finding new directions, tones and attitudes as the jam progresses. I know it's hopeless trying to tell people on this site that there is something better than 1977, but there is. You just have to open your ears, your heart and your mind to new possibilities and different forms of creation.
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

For me, this beats any of those one dimensional versions from 1977. Bob screeching out the words is always fun, but it's the outro jam that really shines. Jerry's guitar work is multi-faceted and there's some crazy sounds laying down the background for him.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

This is notable for being a Dark Star China->Rider. Listen to it, thinking Dark Star. You'll hear it. Not the melody or anything like that, but the style and approach.