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Row Jimmy
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Drags at first, but Jer's soloing builds beautifully on his new Wolf. Historical if only for that but also a passionate, sweet version.
3
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Jer's b-day. Sweet jamming version with great vocals, in spite/because of what sounds like a cold/sore throat. Brilliant show all around.
3
Casey Jones
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Closes 1st set with a smooth but up-and-jumping version.
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Jumping version capping off a blazingly great show. With a nice mellow outro, too. The crowd and the boys just seem so full of joy and love.
5
Loose Lucy
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

The boys experimented with Lucy till they dropped her and this here's a gritty gutbucket blues version. Essential '73 for you Lucy chasers out there.
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Comments

Not Fade Away
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Agreed with Whiskeyclone: It all comes together nicely here.
St. Stephen
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Damned good post-hiatus Steven, but the best? I just can't see it, not that 'best' is ever objective. More energetic would be 22 Jan '78 (hot stuff!), but for my stolen face I'd say any '69 Dark Star>Steven>The Eleven is as close to the Dead's ultimate essence as anything. Also check out 12-13 Oct. '68 for some phantasmogoric psychetropozebraosity straight from Mars that can yank you out of '77 and slingshot you into the prima materia.
Deal
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Ok, I'm a big pre-hiatus fan and all, but this is just a damned fine version. No question, Barton is a great show.
Morning Dew
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Rippingly good. Jerry's solos and vocals over the emerging '68 sound just blow this one over the top.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Really beautiful version, with a unique, but short MLB 'round about 8:00 or so. So many different lyrical and rhythmical evolutions throughout, and a glorious trip into the unknown realms incorporating a blown speaker in what 15 years later might be called a midi-jam.
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