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Bertha
Sept. 4, 1983
Park West Ski Resort

Blazing Jerr fire…!
6
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Most solid version ever > loses steam > gets back on track for a walloping finish!
2
Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

A Keith stunner! Laying it down on this swingin’ version to nearly close the show. Yowza!
1
Might As Well
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

Jerry saves a rough 1st set!
1
Mama Tried
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Jerry going HAM on this short + sweet version from an all-time show!
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Comments

Terrapin Station
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Super dope. Still working it out, of course, but still hits the peaks.
St. Stephen
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Very strange “noodling” comment, as they’re very clearly simply trying to find their way into this newer version of the song, after working it out for a short period of time in ‘76. And there are legitimate times to accuse individuals of noodling - mostly Jerry - but this is not one of them. And the vocal flub is band-wide - again, they are working their way through learning + playing the song after a long layoff. You could use a wider breadth of listening. Not an all-timer, by any means, but you’re also taking it out of context.
Estimated Prophet
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

5th of 6 straight to start the year. Excited to show it to the people, especially Jerr who is feeling his way into delivering some monsters over the next 12 months…! And Keith is giving you pre-Brent vibes. Amazing stuff.
Beat it on Down The Line
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Man, I rarely, if ever, make negative comments, but, to me, this is an odd lowlight of an all-time show. The Bobby + Donna (I love Donna, for the record) duet: does. not. work. Jerry saves it a bit, cuz he’s going off all show, but this is a clunky version.
Pretty Peggy O
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Another Jerry gem from this beautifully flowing show…
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