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Greatest Story Ever Told
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Electrifying and high-power jams, with some of the weirdest sounds Donna ever made. Great fun and a wild ride.
10
Beat it on Down The Line
March 18, 1967
Winterland Arena

Surf Punk! Never thought I'd hear California surfer thrash so clearly in the Dead, but here it is: Bobby as primordial punk rocker? Why not?
7
Morning Dew
March 18, 1967
Winterland Arena

Are you kidding me? This is just blazingly good. Jerry's on fire, vocals and axe. Too good for words.
5
Row Jimmy
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Solid and sweet, with some beautiful slide solos and nice vocals, Donna included.
8
Black Throated Wind
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

A powerful triumph, just exploding with intense jamming and emotion. Real dynamite here.
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Operator
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Pristine version. Love hearing Pigpen on this sweet diddy.
Alligator
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

What power. They are so charged up for this. Did they know this almost the last one? To me, admittedly anachronistically, this sounds like the 1960s turning into the 1970s, going out with a bang as they move one mercurial square closer to the future. And yes, they execute a perfect hang glider landing into NFA.
Dark Star
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

I imagine it could be much higher indeed. Part of a 90+ min odyssey (very odd, this sea...). This DS definitely takes off from the rocket ship TOO before it and starts right away in outer-space. Not the most melodic of jams - until you get to the beautiful jam around the 14th or 15th minute - but it is full of tripped-out space bugs, cozmic whalesongs, and clashing robot weirdos that may be just a bit much for those who aren't so into the dissonant sonic landscapes. They do bring it back, and everything returns to "normal" just exactly perfectly in the end. I don't use the word "epic" often, but this time it fits.
The Other One
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Capitol Theater shows are an embarrassment of riches. They really live up to the hype, and I'm sorry for those who can't take the roughness of 40-year old AUDs, 'cause the Ken Leigh library is a buried treasure. This Truckin>Drums>TOO>DS>SS>NFA>GDTRFB>NFA>LL is goddamned glorious time machine in two senses: It takes you back to 1970, and it will send you on an hour-and-a-half journey through space time. The TOO here is a rocket ship, burning brightly through the atmosphere. It never breaks apart, but certainly lifts us off this sphere and puts us into space for one of the most beautiful DSs of 1970. Enjoy.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

;^)
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