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Mama Tried
Aug. 31, 1980
Capitol Center

Sometimes you know a tune will be heady on the first note. The crowd seems to know it too. Killer solo.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Aug. 20, 1980
Uptown Theatre

Ass-kicking version, beautifully sung. Notable in that every note of Bobby's slide playing is exactly in tune.
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Terrapin Station
Aug. 20, 1980
Uptown Theatre

Always looking for the great middle jams in this tune. This one is long, meandering, dreamy
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Aiko Aiko
Aug. 16, 1980
Mississippi River Festival

Jerry and Phil kill this encore version
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The Other One
June 29, 1980
Pauley Pavilion

An undiscovered 01? This one has huge, crazy peaks by Jerry at 4:25 and Jerry and Bobby at 8:05. Madness, fits and starts, like any great O1.
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Comments

Candyman
Sept. 3, 1980
Civic Center

The beginning of the solo is an all-time great Garcia phrase, with hesitations and syncopations leading to a perfect question mark. Everything about the rest of it is great too, including what he can't play.
Morning Dew
Sept. 2, 1980
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Jerry does everything he possibly can at the moment in this tune
Althea
Sept. 2, 1980
Community War Memorial Auditorium

It's a good bet something interesting will happen when Jerry fucks up the first line of a song. The rest of the singing is deep and intense. Brilliant solos too.
Sugar Magnolia
Aug. 30, 1980
The Spectrum

Weird how Jerry pushes the tempo and plays power chords when he's frustrated. Fortunately Phil and the drummers keep up with him and there are so nasty-ass power chords and riffs here. Worth a listen.
Bertha
Aug. 27, 1980
Pine Knob Music Theater

Burning, desperate solo. Love it when Jerry plays with rage like this. Probably because Bob really effed him when they went into Miracle at the end of Stella Blue.
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