headyversion

find the best versions of grateful dead songs

please login or register.

MrMystery

Dead on arrival

+2490


Submissions

3
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 12, 1978
Jai-Alai Fronton

One of my favorite EPs. Can't believe it's not on here yet. Jam is fantastic, with Phil leading the way. Huge ideas and imagination.
1
Estimated Prophet
Nov. 21, 1978
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Great jam covering a lot of ground, Phil pushing and pulling patiently, Jerry attacking.
2
Big River
Nov. 21, 1978
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Jerry's last solo is outrageous and the drummers respond
3
Estimated Prophet
Nov. 14, 1978
Boston Music Hall

Jam is exceptional. Love Bobby and Keith's chords jabbing and punctuating Jerry's lead
4
Loser
Nov. 14, 1978
Boston Music Hall

Intense, dramatic version with great singing from Jerry and Donna, great Weir guitar. Love the silence before the solo
show more submissions

Comments

Smokestack Lightnin'
March 28, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Emphatic. Matt Kelly sounds great.
Morning Dew
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

The depth of feeling in Jerry's note bends at the beginning of the coda makes this version remarkable.
Cold Rain and Snow
June 13, 1984
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Listen to Phil on this one. Crazy, crazy, crazy. Listen to the Suraci aud.
China Doll
April 27, 1984
Providence Civic Center

This is a beautiful China Doll with just the right lurching, hesitant quality the song requires. Great coda jam at the end, Bobby and Phil especially, with a slight Crazy Fingers tease.
Estimated Prophet
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Monster version. You may not think so considering how loudly Jerry plays the wrong chord coming out of the first solo, but as is so often the case, he makes up for it in the jam. Listen to him reiterate the theme at around 10 minutes and then 12. Bobby's whammy bar playing is sublime.
show more comments
headyversion loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. find out more >:) >:)