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Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

A short 34 seconds, used as a cooling down period.
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And We Bid You Goodnight
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

4 minutes prior, they played a jam of the melody.
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Drums
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

After 5 minutes, they start on the beat for The Other One.
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Cryptical Envelopment
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

Jerry gives the 1-2-3-4 countdown.
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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

Cool to hear an early version and get a view of how the song evolved.

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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.