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Sugaree
July 30, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

During this Sugaree, that cranky old beast, The Grateful Dead, wakes up and starts churning, eating all the energy from the crowd, and fire emerges.
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Saint of Circumstance
May 16, 1981
Barton Hall - Cornell University

BOOM! We discover on this Spring day we are SAINTS. The band begins climbing a crescendo, and we follow it...and fight the bulls of fate and time
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Friend of the Devil
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

beautiful. Rich, luscious tapestries painted, Garcia shimmering inside and out, and Brent scat humming along with his Rhodes for awesomeness
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The Other One
March 18, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Emerging out of space, this Other One has some heat along with Weir's distorted vocals squashing your brain.
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Throwing Stones
March 18, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

A song I rarely listen to, this one has balls. Weir leads the band through a song that would rock a stadium filled with Metalheads, let alone Deadfans
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Deal
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Great Deal from a great show and a great tour. I love Fall 1983
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

I’ve been listening to PITB heavily again. I prefer the 72-74 versions. But this one is the rare post 74 versions I really like. Played along with this one on my guitar and I really appreciate the space they fall into right before drums takes over. Wonderful version and you forget what year it is!
Brown Eyed Women
Aug. 24, 1980
Grand Center

Yes, this has some spirit.
Estimated Prophet
Nov. 13, 1987
Long Beach Arena

I think 1987 is generally a tame year as Garcia and the band find their footing after the previous year. This Estimated is not tame though; it has rage and energy bubbling beneath the surface trickling out little by little and then exploding in a hot jam and Weir screaming down thunder and lightning from Mt. Sinai. Very interesting and hot Estimated Prophet.
Don't Need Love
June 10, 1984
Cal Expo

This is my favorite of the few performed. Not technically perfect, but it has a spirit and soul, especially out of the surprisingly hot jam from He's Gone and its spirited outro.
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