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Grateful Dead May 10, 1978
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT | Listen on archive
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Scarlet starts off slow, but picks up after to first solo to an amazing jam into Fire, which turns into a crazy whoop an' holler
21
Deal
Jerry's solo builds fantasticly to a huge melodic power peak. One of the best Jerry solos I've ever heard on this song BY FAR.
26
Wharf Rat
Jerry has an amazing, towering solo after the "I'm sure she's been true to you" verses...flies like a bird.
23
Jack Straw
From DP 25, Opens show at New Haven. Takes no prisoners. Extra shot of Jerry heading in bridge jam. Kinda surprised it's not on a list of 90+ Straws
16
The Other One
Amazing Other One coming out of drums. No build-up, all energy. Garcia blasts off between the verses and takes it to the stratosphere.
2
Bertha
This Bertha cooks. Definately deserves to be here. Jerry forgets the last verse, but the less Jerry sings, the more Jerry plays.
12
Eyes Of The World
Creatively energetic Eyes out of a fantastic Estimated. Featured on DP-25. Sparkling Usborne matrix may be better than Dick's
4
Big River
Smoking hot, how is this not one here?! Some great solos from Jerry, good bit of Keith in the middle. Comes out of a fast mamu, what's not to like!
1
Drums -> Space
ambitious, abstract, and involved in the multi-dimensional trappings. Plenty of curiosity but tethered to that amazing 2nd-set logic