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Submissions

2
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Sneaks up on you. Clean audience source.
2
Wharf Rat
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Gets up and wanders and flies away
8
Mama Tried
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Really tight and energetic; follows the blistering Sugaree and darts into superb Mexicali
7
New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Injected with Weir’s idiosyncratic slide runs; then Jerry sends it around for another lap.
10
Brother Esau
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

This one bounces, spins, and rolls through the waves rather well.

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

This version of the pairing is genius. Totally overlooked is right. A pathetic assemblage of votes so far.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

So many great ones – and differences among eras. Still, a paltry three votes? Aggressive/ Phil running the lane here. Boot it up the list.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

The Miller is killer; the rest might be filler. But if they concoct an Indy box and distribute a clean recording of the whole 10/27/73, I'd register. (9/22)
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 27, 1973
Indianapolis State Fair Coliseum

Oh my god, yes.
Truckin'
Oct. 27, 1973
Indianapolis State Fair Coliseum

Phil is gargantuan on this apex.