05. Terrapin Station -} Almost Playin Jam - Grateful Dead - 4/29/80 Fox Theater - U31DoD '12 Edition

The Unofficial 31 Days of Dead - 2012 Edition - Day Five
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4/29/80 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
Jerry Garcia's lyric amnesia was all too common in the '90s, but it also happened on rare occasions in other eras too such as during this version of Terrapin Station at the Fox Theater in 1980. Coming out of the composed guitar solo, Jerry just can't seem to remember the verse, "The sailor coming out again..." His band mates do their best to help by repeating the instrumental part several times but Jerry comes up with a big goose egg. Eventually he gets it and the band finishes strongly, if not triumphantly.
Flubs aside, I find myself drawn to this version of Terrapin. Maybe it's Jerry's fragile vocal phrasings that seemingly drip with emotion. Maybe it is Brent and Bobby's beautiful vocal harmonies which were consistently on point during 1979-80 and which were likely the payoff from spending time in the studio working Brent into the band and recording Go To Heaven. Or, maybe it is the excellent MOTB Barry Glassberg audience source recording. But, I think the main reason I love this version of Terrapin is the 7-minute JAM that is tacked on to the end. I suppose this was the band's way of "rewarding" to the audience for the botched lyrics.
The jam starts out sounding like it may lead right into Playin In The Band. But, it appears that Bobby is not quite ready to commit. I mean, lyric amnesia is contagious, right, man? So, off Jerry goes into a deliciously spacey Playin' jam. There is more hinting at Playin In The Band proper but Bobby will have none of it. It's almost as if he is saying, "You can keep your lyric amnesia, Garcia. I've had more than my share!" I love the tension! Back into Playin Jam which eventually melts into Drums.
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[@perrylow1128]

In the annals of rock music, The Dead stand alone.

[@leslaflam1338]

' Not the best at what they do, the Only ones who do what they do!

[@vinnyjoeameland1770]

The.Visuals in These Videos are mind blowing!! Just great!!

[@gdpacnw5126]

12:55 Jam begins

[@sometimeswelivenoparticula2678]

Thanks for posting, your song choices are right on and I believe your graphics, well they speak for themselves! Just what I needed to nite, Thanks again

[@gerryrevai706]

The visuals during the Tearrapin jam were really good! Sound, rhythm, and vision. You sculpted and projected the sound in ways that I, and presumably many others, connect with naturally and imaginatively. And that jam hit the spot. wuh

[@jeffrohio1]

This is a nice version. I always feel for Jerry with the lyrics thing. I am the singer in a local band, and I can sympathize. I never understood how Jerry could remember the lyrics to all the songs he sang with the various bands he played in over the years.

[@someotherdude]

He definitely had way more songs than most.... but what I'm hearing here (sorry to say) is the first hints of the damage that drugs did to him. In this recording you can hear his 'high strung drug voice', and as far as I've seen, this is the first emergence of it. He will go on to have several more good phases, in between some nasty drug phases, but this seems to me to be the first bad phase. I hope I have not offended people. I'm not trying to. I love this guy so much I can't even tell you. The last show I went to, he was such a mess he tore the microphone off the stand and smashed it on the stage, and walked off. He was so worn down he couldn't sing, his voice was gone. Yep, that actually happened, Hartford 1988 I think. He looked about as healthy as a 5 day old cadaver. And I"m not exaggerating.

[@DanGilmrtin]

Thanks for posting! These videos have saved me from a trip turning sour lol

[@tristanbonilla471]

Please send me the date of the terrapin u posted where they did the full suite

[@Bcrawlspace]

Great job!

[@TaperTomStrizak1959]

Very cool! Thx for sharing.

[@DanGilmrtin]

do you make the backgrounds yourself?