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Drums
Dec. 10, 1972
Winterland Arena

Supercharged Billy at the helm deconstructing and building layers of structure like a master architect. Some of his most inventive fills put to record
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Me and My Uncle
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

Notable for coming straight out of Cumberland and the alternate lyrics “And I Grabbed the Bottle, Grabbed Him in the Jaw” A cowboy classic.
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Promised Land
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

Firing on all cylinders right out the gate. I'm certain Jerry's fretboard caught fire after that first solo. Impossible not to groove to.
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El Paso
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Delicate. Like a last waltz of the cowboy and his love, with each lick from Jerry conveying the urgency of the story. Keith makes such an impact here.
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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Part of the beginning is cut off, but that doesn't stop this train from rolling on down the mines. Short and sweet.

Comments

New Potato Caboose
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Magical. Widely inventive and freedom personified in sound. Imaginative musicianship right here. Phil gets a gold star.
Caution
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Off the rails. Might possibly be the best version I’ve ever heard. Absolutely relentless, viscous, and primal. An assault and attack on the senses that builds, and builds, AND BUILDS. Jerry traverses mountain tops before climbing too high and starts drifting away from our atmosphere plowing through hyperspace at light speed. Stupendously inventive rhythmic interplay between everyone. Mickey and Billy find their inner groove and absolute lay it down. The feedback section is the absolute stuff of legends. No return from this space, this train crash landed on a whole other planet leaving no survivors, only our souls to find their way back home. A brutal, nasty, electric carnival. A whirlwind of flashing colors that melts you to your core. Alarms flash, body and mind disintegrating. The unknown, the absolute edge of sound and music as we know it. Harmonious and Transformation near the end. Utter Annihilation. Another reason why I love the Grateful Dead.
The Eleven
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Definitive William Tell segment that transitions into some absolutely heavy psychedelic landscapes. Jerry leads the way with some blistering licks that channel the true essence of the song. Playing at the absolute edge of oblivion.
Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

The overtones bleeding out of Jerry's guitar before the jam begins absolutely makes this for me. This show has quickly become a top 5 for me because of the connections I've made with other people because of this Dutch Treat. A show I personally overlooked, I have now come to appreciate as one of the best of the year, and of all time. Lovely version that shoots you straight into the void with laser sharp precision.
Spanish Jam
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

Olé!