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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
3
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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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Extra mustard, indeed. Scorching leads
Let It Grow
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Scorched earth version. Phil laid waste to the heads in attendance while Jerry arguably never played faster. Good god damn
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Slipknot is note perfect. Jerry moves like a carbon fiber anaconda. And as noted, the Franklin's peaks several times. Hell of a show, and while nothing sounds as crisp as some of the 70s releases, the Dave's releases sounds gorgeous. Full, rich sound
Not Fade Away
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

Unbelievable how unappreciated this one is. Jer and Berry make some beautiful music
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Unbelievably tight communication on the end of the jam, with Jer teeing em up for awesome counterpoints from Bob, Phil, and Brent. Hive mind jamming, fuck yeah. There might be others where the middle jam is ripped a little harder by Jerry, but I've yet to find one where they feature such full-bore jamming as a unit. My go-to and the rest of the show carries the same energy, one might be able to argue it even surpasses it by the time they get to the Dew.
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