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Candyman
Sept. 9, 1988
The Spectrum

Solid solo & performance, but such great vocals from Garcia.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Oct. 16, 1977
Louisiana State U

This LSU Tiger gets to recommend a Baton Rouge U.S Blues! Few vocal flubs but about as rockin as any other that year!
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Aug. 31, 1983
Silva Hall - Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Rockin! And Jerry got all the words ha! No really, such a fun, solid 83 performance.
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Around and Around
Aug. 31, 1983
Silva Hall - Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Jerry’s hitting some real rockstar riffs. Does nearly fall onto its face into Good Lovin though
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Stella Blue
Aug. 31, 1983
Silva Hall - Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Absolute chills. Good one. Hear me out.
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Let It Grow
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

A true beast. Perhaps the best standalone Let It Grow they performed. Everyone on their a-game. Drummers coming through with fury. Garcia’s first solo goes from urgent to graceful, then an awesome rise and fall verse leads to a jam that I can only describe as full of sheer cinematic beauty from the entire band.
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Great one. Lesh, afterward tells the crowd, “I just wanted y’all to know… this is the happiest day of life.” :) <3
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Short and sweet, beautiful '76 Playin'. It's been said, I'll say again, Garcia's '76 tone is just really something special.
St. Stephen
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

I super duper love '76 St Stephens. Such wonderful, ethereal jamming. This one is no different.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Super overhyped in my humble opinion. I find this one to be precise and highly energetic, but ultimately extremely clinical, perhaps because it was a super early version. Basically sounds like a run-through of their new material. May 9, 1977 and June 9, 1977 go back and forth for my favorite ever. 2.26.77 has a real standout Slipknot, much more bright-eyed than the one here IMHO. 10/6/76 has a much stronger Franklin's than this as well, with a more exploratory sequence as a whole.
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