Apparently the working title for this song was Good Time Blues but it’s appeared on several releases as Never Trust A Woman. So I’m not sure where the naming decision came from, but it is what it is.
I first heard this song on Dozin’ At The Knick and it was never a song that jumped out at me. But going back and re-listening to so much Spring 1990 material lately has softened my attitude toward a lot of songs from that period. While I still don’t think it’s the best Brent song out there, I do prefer it as a first set blues number over pretty much anything Bobby played (although I’m starting to soften a bit on Walkin’ Blues lately too….).
For folks who saw this song performed live how did it translate? Was it well received? It wasn’t played a lot, only 42 times between 1981 and 1990. So I’m a bit intrigued by it. Any thoughts/comments are welcome.
Brent kicks things off, warming up the B3, which is always a good sign. Garcia’s guitar sounds extra jangly here, something I hadn’t noticed before. For a rather ordinary blues song this one has a nice little groove to it, much better than Little Red Rooster, for example. Jerry’s solo isn’t magisterial, but it’s a decent run through the blues. After the next verse Brent takes the solo section on B3 and I actually find this a bit more interesting than what Jerry did in the previous solo section. Perhaps the fact that this was one of Brent’s songs imbued him with a bit of extra energy and conviction because you can tell a difference. Jerry takes over next, but near the beginning of Jerry’s solo listen to what Weir is doing. There are a some great little figures he play at that point. Brent finishes things up with a classic R&B type of ending, which suits the song well.
Complete Setlist 10/16/89
