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Row Jimmy
Sept. 20, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Billy's doing some interesting stuff on the drums here! And excellent solo from Jer! Vocals too!
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El Paso
Sept. 20, 1974
Palais Des Sports

74 versions really captured the western tone well. Short and sweet.
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Beat it on Down The Line
Sept. 20, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Rough start but gets real solid and fun
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Bertha
Aug. 5, 1979
Oakland Auditorium Arena

Jerry calls for Bertha then proceed to royally flub the lyrics LOL. Solid bouncy version though.
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Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 15, 1987
MSG

Phil and Brent really escalate the dance party factor of this tune in later years. Great performance this night. Just sheer fun. Comes to awk end.
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Comments

The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

I can't argue with this one sitting at the top. It crams in a gargantuan amount of emotion and power into its runtime. Every time I play it back I hear a little something I hadn't caught before, particularly from Garcia, who says so much with his playing here. I can think of a few '72 versions that sit above it, in my mind, especially in terms of complexity and inspiration. This one doesn't lack either whatsoever, but some others are just volcanic. Not mad that it sits at #1, though.
The Other One
May 24, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Fascinating start. Phil hits hard from the start while Jerry slowly leans into the thunder. Agree Garcia's muted playing at first is a tell—it almost always is. Good observation. Takes a jazzy detour early on, blowing into a perfectly cinematic production. Then you're in for an absolute nightmare. Seriously chilling stuff. Ends pretty powerfully. Great one. Top tier stuff. Heady heady heady
Promised Land
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Banger
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Back here. This one is really fantastic. The jam is an absolute monster.
Me and My Uncle
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

One of the most well-played I’ve heard
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