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Submissions

2
Feelin' Groovy Jam
Feb. 24, 1973
University of Iowa

This one emerges from a Phil solo. There are only two fragments of this show on the archive.
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Brother Esau
June 23, 1984
City Island

Sometimes hard to tell one from another. But whatever. This one is good. It's from City Island, which should have been a cool spot to watch a show.
2
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 4, 1979
Hampton Coliseum

There is some magic post rio grandeo.
2
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

Strike another match, go start anew: First one in 7 years. Sweet and slow, like the dozens to follow in the 80s and 90s.

Comments

Althea
Sept. 9, 1982
Saenger Performing Arts Center

Totally good. Definitely some bounce, with crisp, clean playing. Bobby plays some nice rhythm fills on the slide - nothing too screechy like so much of the Weir slide of 1978. Jerry misses a line just before that outro, which is great, as Grendel says. Sometimes I think Jerry tried harder to play well when he couldn't remember the words. I myself don't particularly care if they nail the words or not. But nothing's worse than uninspired playing or too much cocaine.
Truckin'
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

I guess we know now what Ann Coulter goes by on headyversion.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Jerry is going to steal your wife. I believe it. I like some other versions of this song, but I show this YouTube video to the aliens when they visit and I'll tell them that it's the best. They don't have any points of reference against which to evaluate the claim. (As it turns out, 10/21/78 is really the best.)
Black Peter
Jan. 30, 1970
The Warehouse

The third time's a charm. This is a big story in grateful dead history. For the next part, see the song called truckin'.
Feel Like A Stranger
April 14, 1984
Hampton Coliseum

I listened to this on the strength of the last recommendation. I felt like the Stranger list is dominated right now by official releases and shows with popular sbds and I was hoping that this one would be something special. The runs that Jerry plays right before the wheels get smoking round midnight are pretty cool. The outro is good, but I listened to 3/14/81 right afterwards and I felt like I heard a version just as good - if not better. Everyone's got their go to versions for particular songs. I have my share of biases (the DP3 Eyes of 5/22/77 comes immediately to mind) that I developed when I first fell in love with particular songs. I voted for this one all the same.