Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre
Absolutely *not* a silky-smooth version, but it does still groove! Oxymoronically weird! It’s chunky at times, and that’s okay, cuz Jerr just paints over everything in the most beautiful way, smoothing the rough edges. (People mistake Jerry carrying it for the entirety of the band being on it, and they are not on this epic night, but he’s shouldering it all and making it sing. Also, the space in the SBD is uneven. Billy + Jerr are loud, but everyone else is dialed way back). Anyway, a strange but bangin’ version: Good ol’ Grateful Dead!! (4/20/84 vibes)…
