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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Perfection firing on all cylinders: Tight band, muscular beats, beautiful vocals (Donna's on!) and that applied greatness that is the '77 Dead.
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Doin' That Rag
March 2, 1969
Fillmore West

Blissful '69 chaos: Jer says, "Help! Help! Hey, we need some organized minds up here" and then they launch. Great fun and a wild ride.
13
Comes A Time
Oct. 22, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Pure. One of the first performances with beautiful, meaning-soaked delivery.
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Wharf Rat
Nov. 1, 1973
McGaw Memorial Hall - Northwestern University

Suffers a cutout in the middle, but reaches transcendant beauty and interplay. They end on a harmonics/tuning just delightfully right out of the song.
7
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 1, 1973
McGaw Memorial Hall - Northwestern University

Sweet and subtle, part of a mega-massive 2nd set jam. A beauty.
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Comments

Deal
April 1, 1995
Pyramid Arena

cgarces, I agree that late-period Deals achieve different peaks from the earlier ones, and that unlike other songs, a mid-90s Deal doesn't just make me sad and alienated, but I can't agree that the top 70s versions are lacking anything by their own definition. Try 22.02.73 for a somewhat under the radar version. Plenty from '72 too. That said, I think my absolute favorite is from 7.19.1989, which even the most die-hard 70s fanatic has to admit kicks ass in all directions.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Keeps ratcheting up for the first ten minutes until you can actually feel yourself being pushed back in your chair and having your mind blown, then settles in and stretches out that ride for ten more.
Bird Song
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Great catch. A real understated beauty. It flies by on technicolor wind.
Here Comes Sunshine
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Jerry decides to go ahead and play every single note about 10 minutes in.
Dark Star
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

'Is Philo stomp' a thing? It sure should be. This is a great and under appreciated Dark Star. I wouldn't call it cluttered, but it does go through several changes, and has that joy-exploding Phil-led jam in it. The whole show is riddled with cuts though, not just the PITB. Hmm, I'm greedy mad jealous of my Grateful Dead, so on some esoteric plane this show is still being played, and we can hear it in all it's Dead glory, perfectly mixed, and I'm there with all of you. Man, Dark Star: it brings it on.
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