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...slow start as Garcia seemed to be having trouble getting comfortable. Throughout both "Feel Like a Stranger" and "They Love Each Other," he would start off on a solo only to stop, adjust a knob, step on a pedal, etc. Not until the third song, "Minglewood Blues," did the band settle down and start to rock. People often forget that, among other things, the Greatful Dead are a great rock 'n' roll band. "Minglewood" was followed by "So Many Roads," a slow ballad that ended with some rousing and soulful singing by Garcia. After switching to an acoustic guitar, Weir...
...whiny voice, the song serves well as an introduction because of its rousing and familiar refrain. Having warmed the audience, the band used a faster tempo to create unusual versions of "Cassidy" and "Me and My Uncle." The first set roamed through Dead history from the early "Too Too Minglewood Blues" and "It's All Over Now," to a new song that must be called "Fire on the Mountain" if the endlessly repeated refrain is any indication. The song worked well as it followed "Scarlet Begonias" after a transition of some smooth and intricate guitar and wah-wah pedal work...
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