headyversion

find the best versions of grateful dead songs

please login or register.

FranklinTowers

Drummer

+1891


Submissions

1
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Ripping as usual in '72...
1
Drums
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Nice one in an excellent suite at a great show!
5
Deal
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Nice early version from the new box set!
5
Bertha
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Ripping opener with a unique solo from Jerry!
6
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Jerry and Bob are both really good on this one. Phil and Bill drive it forward nicely as well -- doesn't drag at all like some do.
show more submissions

Comments

Mexicali Blues
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Heaps of fun indeed. Bobby must have been elated to have written such a good cowboy song...
Box of Rain
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Great start to the solo from Jerry, but then he kind of disappears for a bit. That's nitpicking, though...still a very nice version.
Candyman
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Shame about the slight cut and the lyrical flub...great version otherwise. This might be my favourite show of December, which seems to an underrated/forgotten month...
Promised Land
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

I decided I'd listen to this show on my drive today. Was going to check something on my phone before I pulled out of the driveway, but when my phone connected to the Bluetooth, it started playing right away -- LOUD. I thought "I guess I'm leaving NOW!" Charged up PL here...
Dark Star
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Wow! Definitely underrated. 34 purposeful, cohesive minutes. Securely '72, but definitely hints at '73. I hear some '70 in there too...
show more comments
headyversion loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. find out more >:) >:)