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Sugar Magnolia
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

This is a great sleeper; a hidden gem. Bobby sings it so well, and is, like, on key and stuff! High energy taboot. Gotta check it out!!!
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Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)
May 15, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

This is a fun version and Pig is killin' it. Some great Jerry banter immediately after the tune ends... But that's not why I submitted it. Solid!
12
Mountains of the Moon
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

As much as I love the entire Fillmore run, I think this version surpasses those in execution and vocal performance. Jerry sounds great!
8
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
July 13, 1984
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

the boys are locked in. bob, brent & jerry sing great together. quality stuff!
10
St. Stephen
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

best of '77. (also the shortest.) near-perfect execution, perfectly lazy groove, great vocals. what more do you need?
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Comments

Stella Blue
Aug. 1, 1994
The Palace

A very moving Stella...
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 27, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

I agree it should be higher on the list. Maybe not the all-time best, but definitely the best of the Vince years. Good call!
Touch of Grey
Oct. 27, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

This is the tightest, best executed Touch out there. My go-to when I need a fix of this tune.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 1, 1990
The Omni

Nice call- I was going to add this if it wasn't on here. I seem to lean towards a lot of the Without A Net material, but it's all so damn good! The Dead definitely nailed it with their choices for that album.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
March 30, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Damn near flawless. Probably the tightest of '89 and/or '90. Love this one!
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