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Sugar Magnolia
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

74 goodness! Everyone sounds great. Love this jam :) SD cuts short in SBD I think
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Terrapin Station
March 3, 1987
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Welcome to Terraform Station, what are the words again? This one's nice, musically. Good end jam.
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Saint of Circumstance
March 3, 1987
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Comes out of a magical Mardi Gras parade. The band's on point. Good energy. They do flop the ending chant lol. I blame Healy's obnoxious messin around
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Wharf Rat
March 3, 1987
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Good vocals and searing, sharp guitar work from Garcia. Bobby's on point. Said it, say it again. I love '87 Dead. Good jump into Throwing Stones
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Oct. 19, 1990
Internationales Congress Centrum

Obnoxiously heavy keys, but it's okay. Nothing can take away the joy I feel from hearing Garcia sing this song. Solid one.
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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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