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Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 29, 1968
Gulfstream Park Race Track

Do the boys always kill it in the state of Florida? Sure seems so...
17
Dark Star
April 23, 1969
The Ark

The DS is good, but really notable is what follows...Check it out for your own good
11
Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Groovin' liltin' tiltin' spillin' over with divine goodness
3
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

segues breathlessly into Mason's which is segued into China->Rider...blistering end to the 60s in Boston
4
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Feb. 15, 1969
Electric Factory

Jerry delivers vocally and lyrically...he really means what he says here

Comments

Shakedown Street
Oct. 25, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

Wow. Mind-blowing. Brent seems to take 'Superstition' to a new level and Jerry and Phil are totally flyin' and rippin' and bombin' while the drummers stomp. Hardly noticed Weir but I'm sure he was great. WOW
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 24, 1987
The Spectrum

So this one is pretty great, but I must disagree w/ best-ever...My fave is 7.15.84. Just a personal preference, but compare them and tell me yo disagree
Brokedown Palace
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

Stunningly gorgeous. A lot of intense effort and focus and pure joy goes into this performance, and seemingly every performance of Europe '72.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
June 12, 1976
Music Hall

Time for self-promotion...Sugar Mag->U.S. Blues->Sunshine Daydream...are you kidding me?!? Does it get any better?
Rubin and Cherise
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

This song does not exist here...sorry for the vagueness