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Big River
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

The intro is longer than most. Bouncy uptempo version. Excellent jamming.
1
Alabama Getaway
Sept. 12, 1982
Lakeland Civic Center

Always a good way to open the show.
1
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 12, 1982
Lakeland Civic Center

I like the way they play this - it isn't direct and in your face. More exploratory than most.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 12, 1982
Lakeland Civic Center

Man, I love these '82 Sugar Mags. Tje energy, focus and execution. They are so damn lively - excellent fast tempo serves this song well.
4
Bertha
April 4, 1971
Manhattan Center

Show opener. Jerry soars with thunder from Phil.
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Comments

The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

WTF?!?! How in the hell did this ever get to be bumped up 34 more times than 2-13-70?!?! This is nowhere near as good as 2-13-70. Without a shadow of a doubt, this should be ranked below 2-13-70 - the Other One to beat all other Other Ones. Get a grip, people. Seriously.
One More Saturday Night
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Wow - what a way to end a show. Pump your fist in the air awesomeness! Like other Europe '72 versions, we have some brilliant playing from Jerry & Keith, with Billy holding his own with these early fast tempo versions. Bob's vocals are inspired and insane. Check it out.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 14, 1991
RFK Stadium

Wow! Insane Slipknot! The drumming is really aggressive early on. There's a weird jam like something out of Victim, then some focused improv like in a 1973 Dark Star and then some weirdness from a jam without a name from 1974. The Slipknot! alone should make this must-hear music.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

OVER-RATED!!!!!! The only thing brilliant about Help is Donna's vocals. Jerry's voice isn't in top form and you get some flubbed lyrics. Slipknot! was OK, but Bob having to give the 1-2-3-4 countdown shows that the band wasn't in top form and couldn't figure out how to stick the landing on their own. Franklin's reminds me of Dark Star from Rotterdam 1972, where it's really long, but not much of anything brilliant happens. For the most part, any half-way decent jam band at the peak of their career could have played this. Calm down, people - just because it's 1977, that doesn't mean that everything the Dead did that year is brilliant.
Doin' That Rag
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

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