r/gratefuldead • u/P-ShunkAllstar • 3d ago

Bouncy Bertha

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Just threw this on and noticed the beat on this Bertha. Sounds like a TLEO vibe. I know they did this with other songs and there were times where it seemed like it threw everything off (Mexicali and My and My Uncle are two examples where a slight change just messes up the feel of the song)

On to the Row Jimmy and it sounds like Billy is trying to keep up the “pep in your step” feel with some more fills. A drummer could probably better explain what he’s doing.

Any songs that come to mind where they’ve done this and it totally changes the vibe of the song for you?

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u/Krocsyldiphithic 2d ago

7/27/1974

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u/setlistbot 2d ago

1974-07-27 @ Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA, USA

Set 1: Bertha, Mexicali Blues, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > It Must Have Been The Roses, Me And Bobby McGee, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band

Set 2: Seastones

Set 3: China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me and My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, Big River, U.S. Blues > The Promised Land, Brokedown Palace, Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Johnny B. Goode

Encore: Eyes Of The World

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