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James7

Old In The Way

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Submissions

2
Hurts Me Too
Oct. 24, 1970
Kiel Opera House

Latest Dave’s Version is solid. Slower than some versions but very bluesy and Pig is at his best
1
Henry
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Interesting song and show. Not a good recording and not the best show but worth a listen. Honky Tonk Women? From NFA on, it sounds like the Dead.
8
Mexicali Blues
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Should be here if Me and My Uncle is. Will get you dancing for sure. Fun
7
Stella Blue
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Haunting and beautiful
2
Louie
Sept. 20, 1988
Madison Square Garden

As good as they played it

Comments

Smokestack Lightnin'
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

To my ears, this is far better than the Bear's Choice Vol 1 version currently in first. This has a nice groove and none of the dissonance that I always felt made the Fillmore one a tough listen. Still a ton of blues.
Positively 4th Street
July 10, 1973
The Keystone

Not the Dead. I am all for a non-Dead Jerry best of site, but this ain’t it.
Ripple
June 5, 1982
Oregon State Penitentiary

Great? Yes. I really like this entire show, but it is not the Dead. Wrong site.
Throwing Stones
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Instrumentally solid, good but nothing mind blowing. Bobby’s voice sounded flat and strained though. Last show of the tour so I think he was in need of a break. There are definitely better versions. I haven’t listened to all of this show yet.
We Can Run
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

What an awful song.