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Maggie's Farm
June 7, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

Coming out of MAMU, builds to a nice pace with that classic "rainbow full of sound" feeling
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The Other One
July 12, 1987
Giants Stadium

Coming out of space, into Stella, classic pairing going into and out of The Other One. They take their sweet time getting there, this is a spacey one
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The Other One
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Comes out of a weird but not too weird space, going into the last death don't have no mercy. Lots of midi, to be expected, but still pretty decent.
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El Paso
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Basically an instrumental, as many have noticed, the vocals are shot for a good portion of the first set
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Sugar Magnolia
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Solid. Doesn't blast you to the moon necessarily, but a fine display of some summertime jammin' at one of the shows of the year
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Doin' That Rag
May 24, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

Jerry does not disappoint on the solo, really takes it to a great place and they roll into He Was a Friend of Mine without a seconds hesitation, which is unreal in its own right. Kicks off a nice Doin That Rag>He Was a Friend of Mine> China Cat> The Eleven. Sick stuff
Terrapin Station
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

This is the one for me. After listening to many others on this list, I can find only a few thst I feel are comparable. 2/26/77, 1/22/78, to name a pair. Beautiful intro, very solid playing throughout. Wonderful communication on display from everyone. Around the 11:30 mark, Jerry and Keith really take this one to transcendant heights. Jerry's solo that follows is perfectly counterpointed by Phil, note for note. Flows into a very interesting drums, noted as "Alhambra" which itselfs builds into an awesome NFA>Stephen>Around and Around. UJB encore to boot. First Scarlet Fire, as well earlier in the show. 77, what a year
New Minglewood Blues
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Thoroughly jammed out, as good as minglewood gets
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Absolutely fuckin wild, takes you right to the stratosphere and Phil is bombing the whole way through. What can I say that hasn't been covered? Unreal pitb. I've seen photos tagged as 11/18/72 at the Hofheinz with Jerry wearing a Nudie Suit, which would only make this version that little bit more epic. I'm pretty sure he did wear it at least the next night, which is itself a great show. I know the boys all busted them out for NYE 72.
Hey Pocky Way
July 3, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Get up and dance! If this doesn't make you at least tap your foot, you might not have a pulse. Brent and Jerry both rippin away
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