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Grateful Novice

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Death Don't Have No Mercy
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

Great end to a big combo.
7
The Other One
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

Swirling organ and guitar. Raw energy.
16
Deal
Sept. 10, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Ender to a very good first set. Jerry in fine form vocally, and he and Marsalis and musical in their sparseness.
13
Cassidy
Sept. 10, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Dark and moody version. Phil. The full ensemble drop into the minor for the solo break.
4
Bird Song
April 14, 1984
Hampton Coliseum

Decent version, well jammed.
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Comments

Friend of the Devil
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

Nice to hear everyone else rise to the occasion and turn a standard reading into something better.
Little Red Rooster
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

They continue the blues-themed playing throughout “Stagger Lee” (which has SBD problems (a channel missing?) until about 2 minutes in), “MAMU” (where Bobby sounds vocally fatigued, singing very short phrases with more straining than inflection), > “Mexicali Blues” (highlights are Bobby singing “per-foome” for some reason, and some interesting MIDI trumpet, keyboard, and Bobby interplay, although Weir is quite low in the mix).
Wharf Rat
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Agree that this version is overlooked, but this show has some glaring flaws that Barton and any number of other shows from this run just don't have (first and foremost: huge amounts of dead air and downtime).
The Wheel
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Some of the best playing from the entire night. Rather underrated.
Eyes Of The World
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

IMHO, this is one of the only tracks from this show truly worth the massive hype surrounding it.
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