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Sugaree
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Swings and rocks you back and forth so sweetly. Not my favorite Dead song, but this one is just a beaut.
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Wharf Rat
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

A musical triumph capping an amazing 2nd Set. Soaring, almost Bird Songish intensity to the ensemble soloing. Perfect.
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Sugar Magnolia
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

Are you kidding me?!? This just blazes white hot. Whole 2nd set is just a supernova.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

The boys were still inspired after that 46min Playin' and it shows. Possibly the best US Blues I know of. Don't overlook it or the rest of the show!
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Wharf Rat
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Slightly faster with a steady ostinato bass that works beautifully. No dirge, but a thoughtful tale. I hear waves against a wharf at the end.
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Sugar Magnolia
June 20, 1983
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Alright so by default I'm a 70s head, (tho toured in the 80s, that's just how it panned out), but occasionally I get turned back on to just what got me on the bus. Here it is folks, and that's just exactly perfect. Bobby's anthropology lesson and his freaky wailing give me the chills: chills that have been running thirty years so far. They performed Sugar Mag so consistently well that it's hard to spot highlights: the song is hiding in plain sight and this one stands out. I missed this show (I was West coast) but I can hear myself there. Goddamn, it's good.
Greatest Story Ever Told
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Stephen jam is beyond a doubt, starting about 03:04 and going for over a minute. Check out Sept. 28.72 and May 20.73 for similar melodic evocation of Our Saint. Can't say for certain, but I suspect that the chord changes for this section of GSET correspond to Stephen, thus allowing the jam to go there on occasion. This one is freakin' hot, and I'm glad to see it bumped up in the ranks.
Dark Star
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Jack-a-straw, according to sellists.net this was the one and only DS->Birdsong of about the 30-odd shows that had both songs. So this magnificent beast is one-of-a-kind, and goddamn, but ain't it grand?
The Wheel
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Yeah, this is a nice one. The sound and song are ultra-mellow, not rushing along, but not nodding off either... just a slow cruise up that long highway. Plus Donna sounds fucking delicious here: I love those moments where her voice is mic'd right, mixed and blended right, and you can tell just why these brilliant musicians wanted her sound. This is it.
Row Jimmy
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

More love for '76. This one has a strong pulse and blends just so sweetly. Great show all round.
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