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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.

Comments

Easy Wind
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Sorry: 2ble post. My brains are too blown to think straight. Alright, 18 months later, and I can still say this is a hard rockin' fine assed version. Bobby takes the first solo after Pig's harp work, and he gives us an angular jagged slash-o-rama that just digs into my tripes (that's a compliment, by the way) before Jerry comes in and puts his word down like the angelbeast he can be. A great display of the '70 dynamics here: that the dangerous Dead, within and just after their folk-mellow acoustic could also come out with as anarchistic a song form as Easy Wind just speaks volumes about where they were in the devastating kulture of the era. Bravo boys, bravo.
Truckin'
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

Shows the often overlooked bubbling brew of funk, jazz and rock in the '74 sound. You can certainly hear the influence (reciprocal?) of/on Electric Miles. May just be my favorite Truckin' ever.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

Giddy-up is right. This one is as close to perfect as I know. Long and beautiful jam out of China with a flawless transition and a rip-roaring Rider. As good as it gets.
Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Blasting high energy tight firework of a Sugar Mag. Can only imagine the euphoric ecstasy this put the crowd into.
Weather Report Suite
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

LIG takes its place as the deep psychedelic meltdown. It goew waaaaay far out into some wicked breakdown before coming in for fast re-entry and a beautiful transition into Wharf Rat that sounds like it almost became a Spanish Jam.