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Grateful Dead April 12, 1971

Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA | Listen on archive

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4
Bertha
Listen closely and you can hear exactly where April '71 becomes legendary.
3
Playin' In The Band
Students of Playin's transformation from the Main Ten to country single to cosmic monster should check this. Tightly packed and just about to sprout.
7
The Other One
Shoots you straight out of the cannon. Super tight jam into a sweet sweet Wharf Rat
4
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
One of the tightest and best jams I've ever heard. Absolute magic. Goes straight into a killer Lovelight. This is an amazing show. Check it out.
6
Johnny B. Goode
Jerry goes distorto and pounds this one hard...
8
Turn On Your Love Light
Everybody's ALL IN on this macho ruckus - the closing hollering and howling is for the ages. Peak powered tightly loose jams.
4
Cumberland Blues
Bobblehead city upfront - then Jer breaks out the banjo licks to get yer feet tappin.
4
Cold Rain and Snow
Crunchy and crankity with monster Phil and minor feedback - 71 goo.
5
Loser
Superfine vox and a cup of cold coffee - Jer on the guit-box lamenting to Sweet Susie and Phil with a bunch of giddyup.
2
Not Fade Away
Phil bigfootin' all over this one
1
Me and Bobby McGee
Jerry throwing down the distorted country skronk with Bobby delivering the sweet vox. Cut at the end does not distract from fine delivery of 99%.
1
Truckin'
Bar band jammin extra Jerry fills - we are all on the highway scraping metal with the big rigs here... hmmm .
4
Wharf Rat
An early but good one. The rhythm section kills, and Jerry's solo is wah-heavy and psychedelic.
1
Casey Jones
It can't be said enough how well Bobby plays this show. This is basically a rhythm guitar duel with Jerry, and it kicks ass.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Jerry's got that wah going the whole song. Some may not like it, but I LOVE the psychedelic edge it brings to this version.