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5
Mexicali Blues
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Quick & spirited. DP11. Great show all around

Comments

Estimated Prophet
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Awesome. Stellar outro jam
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Incredible! This is sitting at 13 votes? Massive, bouncy scarlet with an A1 bridge solo. When it comes to scarlet begonias I always look for that "bounce" in the intro, and this one's got it in spades. Most incredible though is the transition; it's very erratic coming into fire, but also somehow very smooth. Everyone is trying to do something different but it somehow ends up oddly cohesive, in a manner only the dead could pull off. The drummers are throwing in all kinds of snare fills, Jerry is gingerly transitioning, and Phil is fragmenting the fire riff. Totally awesome. The fire that follows is no slouch either-- Jerry gets that tone spectrum flowing and it starts to smolder.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

This is a very sweet rendition. Brent's even got an almost Kraftwerk vibe going in the transition-- definitely one of my fav tones I've heard from him so far. The transition overall is just really awesome. Jerry also sounds great vocally and the solos really sparkle in a nice, mellow kind of way. Needs more attention, 7 votes def not a fair spot for this one. Slowly realizing now how much I've overlooked the 80s. Fantastic rec
It Must Have Been The Roses
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

Awesome rec. I’m not that familiar with JGB so that was a definite eye opener for sure. The jam in that reminded me a lot of the 9/3/77 NFA where it’s just peak all the way through. Jerry is just not letting up, and that’s gotta be the fattest tiger tone I’ve ever heard. You can tell he’s super into it from the beginning and the jam goes the distance as a result. Just awesome
Good Lovin'
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

This performance of this particular tune is pretty impossible to argue against. The jam out of drums is so nuts I'd be hard pressed to find anybody, head or not, that couldn't get down with it. That bassline, the primal drums, and of course Garcia going nuts on top of it all is just picture perfect. I only wish we had this show in stereo.