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Not Fade Away
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Nice vocal jam with the crowd taking part, only wish they jammed it longer. Brent sounds amazing on that Hammond, but is anyone surprised? DvP39
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Man Smart, Woman Smarter
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Brent tickling the ivories and Jerry noodling away, just beautiful. Builds into the drums really nicely. Released on Dave's Picks 39
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Brother Esau
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Just the right amount of cowbell. Dave's Picks 39
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Throwing Stones
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Off of Dave's Picks 39. One of the earlier pairings with NFA, transition could be hotter, but all in all good jamming
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Samson and Delilah
March 15, 1990
Capital Centre

Unbelievable that this wasn't already up here. Legendary show, this Samson nothing to scoff at. Good god almighty
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

There's no such thing as the best version, but they opened with this... Englishtown has a better mid solo and Tuscaloosa is special in its own right, but this one has the best post Rio Grandeo section, just unbelievably powerful and they milk everything they can out of it in just the right time. New Dave's Picks sounds wonderful
Morning Dew
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

Wow. Holy fuuuck, I loved this before the Dave's release and the remaster sounds damn near perfect. Unbelievable show, April is to 78 what May is to 77.
Not Fade Away
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

Even despite the cut, this one peaks soooo much harder than Cornell, it's ridiculous. As mentioned above, the boys weave mojo workin' and MLB throughout a just absolutely smoking nfa. The second set of this show is just all-time Grateful Dead, not that the first set is weak, but every song in the second is played with incredible precision. There are a plethora of hidden-gem shows of 77 that are just waiting for their release, and this one is at the top of my pile, with 10-2 right behind. Great shit from start to finish
The Music Never Stopped
June 7, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

Vince, I'm pretty sure, is just absolutely letting 'er rip. Very dense towards the end, love it
Terrapin Station
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

Deserves to be so much higher. Played with feeling, the storyteller was on fine display this night
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