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Grateful Novice

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

7
Let It Grow
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Emerges spectrally from a killer Althea. Must hear the rest for yourself.
6
Little Red Rooster
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Brent's organ solo.
3
Tennessee Jed
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Slow. Slinky. Super stoney.
21
Ramble On Rose
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

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Comments

Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

I know it's almost meaningless because it's said so often, but Jerry hits a deep vein of musical and lyrical inventiveness during this month, and this is another great example.
Pretty Peggy O
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Poignant lead by Jerry, but I've always loved Phil's lick before the first verse. If you love some melodic bass playing, check it out.
Samson and Delilah
Dec. 27, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Smokin version!
St. Stephen
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

You can just hear the cocaine in the increasingly extended vamps. If you want to hear where the early version of this song became the later one, I'd include this.
Samson and Delilah
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

Whew, this is smokin!
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