headyversion

find the best versions of grateful dead songs

please login or register.

merryjerry

wacked

+6595


Submissions

9
Big River
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

An explosive reading of the tune. Maybe Billy had an inkling beforehand and just wanted to be sure ya'll knew it was still a cowboy number.
12
Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
10
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
7
The Other One
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Proud and upstanding part of a great sequence. Phil is at the top of his game in one of his greatest of bass-playing years.
12
The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

This is most notable, I'd say, for the absolutely nuclear bomb that Phil drops during the 'Space' portion. Play it loud on a big rig!
show more submissions

Comments

The Other One
April 7, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

In the video for Dave's 11, Lemieux said that '72 is one of the best years for TOO. This version is probably one reason why he and I share that opinion in common.
Jack Straw
Oct. 10, 1980
Warfield Theater

Grendel, while it doesn't include this whole show, the 'Dead Set' double-CD reissue contains this JS among some other gems, and the sound is fantastic--as in, some of the best-sounding live Dead out there, to these ears, anyway. I'll have to check out that matrix for the rest of the show--thanks for the heads up.
Playin' In The Band
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

Way back when, there was a poster in my junior high home economics class showing a cornucopia of assorted sweets that read 'Too much of a good thing is simply wonderful'. Same goes for this. If some of those teeth-grinding '72 versions are a bit astringent on the old noodle, this one here is the same thing--just better decanted.
Let It Grow
Oct. 16, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

My current favorite standalone version. Jerry is very much 'in the zone' with his soloing, and a unique zone it is. Underrated on these pages, for sure.
Dark Star
Oct. 31, 1971
Ohio Theatre

The last of the great 'Tighten Up's.
show more comments
headyversion loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. find out more >:) >:)