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Subject: Re: Musical Ability of Jerry etc.
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 10:57:29 EDT
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In article <1120@sdcsvax.UUCP>, dar@sdcsvax.UUCP (David Reisner) writes:
> > voice, but it works.   In fact, at the recent Chula Vista show, his
> > voice never cracked, never missed a note -- he didn't even forget
> > any words!
> 
> Sorry, Larry.  Jerry started out the show with the most jumbled
> rendition of Alabama Getaway that I've ever heard.  There was one
> "verse" that had lines from three different verses in it.  It was also
> the most low key, low energy version of the song that I've ever heard.
> I think Jerry got confused somewhere later in the show, too. 
> 
> Now, all that is pretty minor, really.  The show at Chula Vista was really
> nice. , 
> 
> One strange thing about the show - there were no smooth transitions.
> They got pretty far along in the second set without getting to drums and
> space, so at the end of a song they just stopped cold and Then started
> drums.  I think they pretty well full stopped between drums and (an
> uninspired) space.  The show was pretty choppy in that sense.
> 
> Hope they come back next year (a 33% increase in Southern California shows).
> 
> -David
> 
> "Was it ever here at all?"

     I have to agree with you David.  I must say that I had a really
nice time at the concert in Chula Vista.  The sun was hot, but not too
hot, the grass (on the ground) was a dry soft carpet, good to wiggle
toes through and the music was fine.  The music was well mixed and
tightly played, especially in the second set.  

     My only disappointment was the lack of extended jams.  It was like
two first sets.  I catagorize the two sets of a Dead concert as set one:
songs, often sung by Weir and they are getting their act together in the
way of musical tightness and energy.  The second set is where they take
off into Dead-land.  A place only they can go. AS I said, I had a great
time, but there was little "take-off to Dead-land".  Even though I
complain, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.  

     And as always, the Deadheads were just great.  Some of the best
people in the world.  

                      
                          Andrew Bindman  

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