headyversion

find the best versions of grateful dead songs

please login or register.

coralsandbelow

better off dead

+48752


Submissions

12
Not Fade Away
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Seems like this one is going nowhere....band/Jerry sneeks up on you, and all of a sudden you are in the midst of a high octane groovefest!!!!
20
Scarlet Begonias
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Epic show opener (I mean how many Scarlet OPENERS were there really?!) and a ton 'o fun!!!
3
Scarlet Begonias
July 25, 1974
International Amphitheater

Epic slow-burning funk. Gets better as it goes, and as Garica gets louder in the mix...one of my favorite stand alones!
18
Scarlet Begonias
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Phil brings the nasty funk
29
Scarlet Begonias
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

A fantasticly jazzed out version, Garica's long slithering solo is the longest to date...
show more submissions

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Just have to add that I think this medley is a little better than the version they did on 10/27/73; Playin' reprise gets especially wild!
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Really intense, jazzy version...Garcia is on fire for the whole show, which is one of the best of the year IMO.
Scarlet Begonias
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

This transition is as perfect as it gets and one of the best of the '80s, if not all time!
The Other One
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

I think this version as a whole is a bit underwhelming, but the Tiger/feedback section deserves special mention as one of the greatest "spaces" ever performed.
The Other One
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

"It's really too weird up here, it really is..."
show more comments
headyversion loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. find out more >:) >:)