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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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Hard to Handle
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

Wow, unbelievable playing on display. Jerry is just a fuckin magician, Phil dropping bombs with authority, Billy is absolutely grooving. I wonder why this wasn't chosen for the release, absolutely the best of the run and for me, tied for the top with the Chateau 6/21/71 (context of the show is pure Grateful Dead magic and the playing is par excellence) and of course, 8/6/71.
Cumberland Blues
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

Absolutely rippin'. Enjoying this one today on the 49th anniversary. The Cumberland Blues help w the Quarantine Blues, that's for sure
Let It Grow
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

They were really on during April of 78 and this LIG is just another prime example! Personally, this one is a top 10 version
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
March 10, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Jerry: "why don't we do lazy lovin'?". He then proceeds to rip it up
Big River
May 14, 1978
Providence Civic Center

Ludicrously underrated, from an outrageous show, nonetheless
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