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Hard to Handle
July 1, 1970
Winnipeg Fairgrounds

The only recording available, it starts in the middle of the instrumental break.
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Big River
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

Cool uptempo version with solid vocals.
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Johnny B. Goode
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Hot one on Dick's Picks 5.
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 5, 1984
Charlotte Coliseum

A very strange opening - it sounds like Jerry doesn't want to play it.
1
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Sept. 2, 1968
Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm

Only part of the intro survives, but what's there sounds good.
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Comments

Ramble On Rose
Sept. 12, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Instrumental jam hitting some sweet peaks.
Bertha
Sept. 12, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Jerry nails the "throw me in the jailhouse" part, spot on.
Bird Song
Sept. 13, 1991
Madison Square Garden

The instrumental jam is fluid, floating along like a butterfly. Jazzy, it seems like it's a brother of the jams towards the end of Estimated. Jerry flows into MIDI flute - which works very well - back into guitar-mode. The re-entrry jam is focused, with purpose, as it buidls and lands back home. Jerry's voice is in good shape. Beautiful.
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Sept. 13, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Solid vocals and a sweet instrumental jam.
Big River
Sept. 13, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Love the way they work the fiddle into the instrumental jam, along with Jerry and Bruce.
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