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Grateful Novice

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Submissions

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I Need A Miracle
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena

Hot as the sequence before it. Great come-down.
8
Wharf Rat
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena

Bring down of an incredible sequence.
11
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Good groove, and you have to love the crowd singing along and driving Jerry to give it all with his vocals
13
The Other One
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

Comes from a great Space (and don't mind the AUD patch).
16
He's Gone
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

Great ending vocal jam with "Nobody's Fault but Mine" tease.

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.