Will rate after hearing the rest of the show. I checked this out because someone on one of the many Dead Facebook pages was saying how this Hard to Handle is better than 8-5-71 or all the others. After listening to it, I think I might agree, although it goes on about a minute too long.

This one catapulted straight into my list of top 10 favorite shows. One gets the sense that even with all the jam vehicles and psychedelic tunes they had in their repertoire, sometimes the Grateful Dead just wanted to let her rip with a night of straight blues and rock and roll.

What more can you say? This one is a scorcher, as good as anything else ever played at Winterland. The Other One in the middle of the show is the one instance where they really get stretchy and explorative. Otherwise, it’s a no-nonsense barnburner. You have to be in the mood for shows like this. If you want a more diverse setlist, or something with more genres or jam vehicles, you’d have to look elsewhere. This one is simple, straightforward kerosene. Each of the band members is locked in, loud, and well-balanced in the mix. What a show!

Curious if anyone out there has a recording of the opening group - The Sufi Choir - for this show? My friend Shabda Kahn was one of their main musicians and is still rocking. We were talking about this show tonight on Jerry Day and I thought to look it up. Great recording of the Dead and hoping someone might also have pressed record for the Sufi Choir too! :D You can reach me through www.awakeningsound.com to get in touch. Thanks!

Total ditto on cvenez's review/

Highlights: King Bee

Not much going on in the first set here beyond average playing in an above-average year for the Boyz. Highlight is The Other One, and even that falls a little short compared to other versions from '71.

Second set, however, is much better. Tighter and more energetic versions of everything here. Highlights are a well-jammed H2H and great NFA > GDTRFB > NFA combo, a standout version in a year littered with them. Uncle John's encore has some spotty vocals but is well played (same goes for PITB).

Sound is great, as per usual with CM upgrades.

Perhaps the hottest of all those '71 Not Fades... great sound, smokin' show.

Nice show. Real nice sound. We bought this house in 1971 for $16,000. Gas was 29 cents a gallon. Hard to believe now ain't it folks.

This sure sounds great, and it's nice having the complete show, but there really is not all that much going on here...

Decent '71 performance of The Other One and Hard to Handle is nicely stretched out, but its mostly Weir slashing before it gets bogged down. 94 pts, mostly for the sound.

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Charlie Miller does it again.

Thanks for the Love from 1971

Was that a 10 megaton nuclear detonation or just one of the more face melting explosions out of Drums into TOO out there? If there are others I would gladly welcome any comments.....