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Bertha
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

great vocals on a straightforward, charging version
6
El Paso
April 3, 1989
Civic Arena

An unusual late version, with a languid pace and more serious tone.
6
Chinatown Shuffle
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

A fine '72 version, with a rolling keyboard solo
1
I Know You Rider
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Tight, driving version, with excellent, teasing intro
11
Deal
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Sharp vocals

Comments

Hard to Handle
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Insane Jerry soloing
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

solos are amazing, but I can't get with the slow tempo.
Franklin's Tower
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

I can see a lot of skepticism here because of the attention this gets from being on 30 trips, but I think this a really nice, tight version that holds it own (and doesn't make '75 look shabby on 30 trips).
Bertha
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

no pyrotechnics, but a great rolling version.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

As someone who is using the ratings on this site as a way to guide my discovery of great shows to explore on the archive, I will say that this version has definitely opened my ears to the later years, which i have not delved into very much. So many ideas being explored, all riding a groove that just goes on and on and on (2 chords forever!).
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