Playing in the Band is a bonus on The Closing of Winterland (albeit with the final half minute inexplicably edited), which also has a hidden cut of Bill Graham talking to the rafter guy. The wier.6340 has better clarity and is brighter, but also slightly noisier, with less image, pitch discrepancies, and lots of cuts (the unknown.1563 is the same source but out of order). SOURCES: The Bertha is the most complete source, though the last three songs are pitched slow (JBG & UJB need +1% and 1MSN needs +2%). One More Saturday Night - wee-hour energy leaving it all on the stage Uncle John's Band - more of a rock version Sing Me Back - probably as good as it ever got Mississippi Half-Step - about to be a big '73 song The existing recordings of One More Saturday Night aren't great but Jer is.Ĭasey Jones - Jer makes the effort check Keith Wedged between two rockers, Uncle John's is infected - upbeat and with Billy double-timing. JBG is well-played, with no Donnaskreech™, but the final two are great. Sing Me Back Home is a quintessential version - if it has fans, then pretty sure this is better than the E72s. Sugar Magnolia is fantastic and sounds like a '74. Then the guy stuck way up high, hanging under the ceiling thing happens. This Bertha finds the Dead in fine f Dislike. The Morning Dew isn't the biggest but has great tones. Grateful Dead - Bertha (Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89) 887,867 views 'From its opening notes, we knew this was going to be a show on July 4th. The Other One makes it over 33min before the lyrics (is that a record?). The Drum & Bass jam has Keith joining in, then Jer, and goes way out there for '72/'73. Post-Drums is where the show really takes off. The Truckin' jam doesn't go many places but is played well. The last Grateful Dead performance of Bertha was in June 1995. It was performed in every year except 1975. The song was played regularly through the 1970's and, slightly less regularly through the 1980's and 1990's. Jer rushes Promised Land - no solo - to get to a great Half Step, but then he's mixed too low for Big River. Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter Bertha was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1971. Casey Jones is almost a perfect version - though it didn't vary much at the time, Jer finds an approach and check Keith. The official version not only cuts the ending but has a weird tape waver not on this source. Playing in the Band has some Donnaskreech™ but is still a way nice, big one and Billy is hot. Jack Straw & Beat it on Down the Line-10 are good but it's not until the end (a great Tennessee Jed) that things stand out as above average. Around & Around is uptempo, but that's not advantageous and by Mexicali it's a bit sloppy. The show is also known for no Pigpen, and the guy that was found hanging high up under the ceiling, stopping the show.įirst Set. Unfortunately there were crowd injuries and the city almost shut down Bill Graham and/or Winterland. In typically weird GD fashion, at 3AM they suddenly take off. Bertha Lyrics: I had a hard run / Running from your window / I was all night running, running, running / I wonder if you care / I had a run-in / Run around. It actually all takes place in '73, which is interesting because it SOUNDS like a '73.
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