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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

Black Peter
April 27, 1991
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

I'm talking about Pigpen's work on the keys. Everybody in the Dead would tell you he was a below average player for a high profile professional.
Black Peter
April 27, 1991
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Vince!!! He totally takes over the outro jam and puts Jerry in a backup position. If you think Vince sucks and he was the worst ever on keys - seriously, Pig sucked - give the last 3 minutes of this a listen to. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Bertha
Oct. 15, 1977
Moody Coliseum - Southern Methodist University

Awesome tempo for 1977, driven by an outstanding performance by Phil.
Jack Straw
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Listening to it, I'm like "Who's that other guy on vocals?" and then I realize it's one of Phil's best jobs putting in some harmony.
Promised Land
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Overrated 1977. It's good, but it's not THAT good. It certainly isn't better than 9-18-90.