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Grateful Novice

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Submissions

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Samson and Delilah
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

The band tears into this.
6
They Love Each Other
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Everything good about '77 just keeps rolling here.
2
Not Fade Away
July 17, 1988
Greek Theater - University of California

Haunting materialization out of “Space,” nice playing from Jerry and Brent
3
Althea
May 21, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

Glacial tempo allows the inherent beauty of the song to come through, and allows Garcia greater flexibility in his leads.
21
Mountain Jam
July 28, 1973
Grand Prix Racecourse

GD and ABB? Always. Bewildered no one submitted this yet.

Comments

New Minglewood Blues
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

There's a reason they opened the next night with this tune
Deal
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

very solid extended choruses from Garcia. Keith and drummers keep ending vocals from dragging or seeming repetitive.
Cassidy
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

every version from this tour is too short and fast for my preference, but Garcia and Keith interactions give this a boost. Nice ending jam as well.
Bertha
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Surprised to find this so far down the list. Soaring Garcia leads, fully present Keith.
St. Stephen
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Also wanted to bitch about the "Sugar Magnolia" without posting it. Heavy and plodding, not even the song itself is performed well. Wtf happens here? Decent Garcia lead helps keep this from being a total wash, but might be one of the worst performances of anything I've heard from this month.