headyversion

find the best versions of grateful dead songs

please login or register.

Ernie5

No cholesterol.

+3568


Submissions

4
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

If possible, a very contemplative TJ. Everyone's in apex '73 form, esp. Godchaux who's mixed fairly high to good effect.
2
St. Stephen
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Of the heavenly 1970 Capitol Theater St. Stephens. Just a beautiful union between audience and group. Killer Stephen! CRUNCH!
4
Here Comes Sunshine
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Show opener - the perseverence is what really sells me on this one. A struggle, but a worthy one b/c the spoils are lush. Sneaky great.
9
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.
12
Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

An intimate very early Bird Song - Quartet-styled, which serves this song really well. Also: you can hear the thinking, especially between guitars.
show more submissions

Comments

Loser
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

A quiet conversation - drenched in warm dynamic waves. Yes - so very '76. The guitar break is practically a whisper.
Terrapin Station
Nov. 1, 1977
Cobo Arena

Still like this one quite a bit, but Hart won't stop running his sticks as the song builds to its apex. Blump-a-da-blump. He even makes Kreutzmann overplay. Not top cheese Terrapin but still worth your time.
Tennessee Jed
Aug. 10, 1982
Iowa Fieldhouse - University of Iowa

One of those perfect shows. Perfect for what it is anyway, but a tape that helped make me bonkers in the first place. Authoritative Tennessee Jed with all the trimmings. Garcia gives a robust singing performance. And his guitar break, forget about it. But a combination of dynamically aware playing/listening and a great audience recording shows a band firing on all 12 [Exhibit A].
Playin' In The Band
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

Am I an idiot if I don't know what the Tiger Jam is? Probably yes. Anyway - a sweeeeeet Playin' all the way through.
Brown Eyed Women
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

If the out-of-sync was intentional, it was just a clumsy idea that should have been jettisoned after the first time. My opinion, of course. Brown-Eyed Woman lives on (among other things) its groove. This version offers none. I keep trying with this one, but it smacks of indiscipline to me. As Hart had an occasional tough time finding the one, I still don't know if it was intentional or an unhappy accident. Either way, I find this a really annoying version of one of my favorite songs. So boo hiss and stuff.
show more comments
headyversion loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. find out more >:) >:)