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Born Cross Eyed
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Wild and scrambled with lots of hooting and yelping. Lots of scary fun on this rare gem folks, with a Spanishy jam at the end.
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China Cat Sunflower
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Killer power bridging Dark Star into an atomic The Eleven. Not kidding, but all the early ones belong up here to spread more heads into '68 Dead.
8
Not Fade Away
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

High-energy and very tight. Opens (?) an immortal show with a big bang. Great clear sound quality, too.
5
The Other One
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Super-charged, but unfortunately incomplete. From the era when TOO took over from Cryptical, but this reprise has surprising power: PHIL.
3
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

Explosive and uptempo with a high-pressure energy that blows the tubes.
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Comments

St. Stephen
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Makes you wonder how it was knowing that the Who were on next at this show. Seems like they were driven with intensity and purpose throughout the show, maybe a kind of musical assertiveness: "You come to our turf... top that!" kind of friendly competition. Jerry also jokes in an interview at one point about how The Who were a tough act to follow at Woodstock.
They Love Each Other
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Absolutely in agreement. With DP33 repackaging this show there should be a lot more attention to it! This one is just perfect, and the whole show has outrageous energy.
Cassidy
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Sizzling and crisp, up tempo, with great vox and back up from Bobby and Donna Jean. Yep, this is a big thumbs up.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Nonoyolker's perfect comment. From note one this showcases the no-note out of place pristine musicianship that some are characterising as the '77 sound. Great high energy show here.
New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

They just got better and better from the new debut in July, and this one tops the year (so far). Ballsy, full of swagger, lots of stank nasty on Bobby's snarl. Heaps of fun.
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