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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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Good Lovin'
May 15, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

Wow, this has way too few votes. One of the best sounding shows of the year and they're ripping. Rhythm devils were on for this day
Foolish Heart
March 19, 1990
Civic Center

Wow, truly just awesome. Whenever jer struggles a bit to get the last lyric out before a jam/solo, you can have some faith it's gonna be worth hearing. This is just magnificent. Alpine valley is awesome, but this is that little bit better. The best, in my opinion, but I'm just one head among many, have a listen and see for yourself
Cumberland Blues
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Smokin
Not Fade Away
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Seriously this whole set is amazing. The nfa > going down the road > drums > nfa sequence is astounding, a triumphant reprise to say the least. The first segment is full of wonderful interplay between Jerry and Dickey, even Bob throws down some licks. Phil bombs away and butch and Billy lay down a thick rhythm for everyone to enjoy. Honestly, what more can you ask for? The Charlie Miller soundboard is damn near perfect sounding, to boot
Spanish Jam
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Absolutely amazing. Channeling Miles here, and it flows into U.S. Blues with such intensity. Bzfgt, unfortunately there aren't any Tighten Ups played after Halloween 71. Busotti, check the Dark Star from 1/2/70, around the 22:30 mark, transition into the jam is as smooth as they ever made it
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