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The Weight
Dec. 5, 1992
Compton Terrace

Vince be hittin' them high notes!
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Johnny B. Goode
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

Crisp, tight rocker to close the second set.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

Love the way Jerry changes and is charge of the tempo.
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I Need A Miracle
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

High octane version. The Dead's best under 4 minute song!!!
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Wharf Rat
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

Verry well sung and played by Jerry.

Comments

Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Get your headphones, because this is a real treat. When they get to the pre-SSDD jam, you can actually hear everybody clearly. You can even go - whoah - that's Billy on the left and Mickey on the right. It's actually a mentally draining experience, listening to 6 different musicians playing one piece of music at the same time. On almost every recording, someone is louder than someone else and you might have to strain to hear everybody,but hear you take it all in. Wonderful soundboard.
Big River
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Jerry's jam during the first instrumental break does stop and continues all the way through the second verse. He usually drops that boogie and picks up something else.
Passenger
April 29, 1980
Fox Theatre

There are two instrumental breaks, with Jerry just going crazy. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. Amazed that nobody has posted it yet.
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Aggressive drumming. High energy. Great pre-SSDD jam.
The Race Is On
Sept. 27, 1980
Warfield Theater

Most copies are clipped. It's not a great recording, but it's complete. https://archive.org/details/gd1980-09-27.nak300.walker-scotton.miller.89006.sbeok.flac16/gd80-09-27d1t02.flac