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Cassidy
Sept. 3, 1985
Starlight Theater

This is excellent
1
Samson and Delilah
Oct. 24, 1979
Springfield Civic Center Arena

one of the hottest, Garcia playing crazy howly double stop stuff
1
Terrapin Station
Oct. 24, 1979
Springfield Civic Center Arena

is magnificent,; Garcia forgets the words and there is extra guitar, consequentl
1
Big River
Jan. 14, 1979
Utica Memorial Coliseum

Too bad this sounds bad, this may be one of the best versions--check out the second solo
1
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 26, 1981
Buffalo Auditorium

This has a very substantial middle peak; see also 10-15-89

Comments

He's Gone
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

This is so beautiful. It might be my favorite version. The trainwreck is a little bit of a bummer
Dark Star
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Not to suggest there’s anything wrong with Sugar Magnolia, or that they played it in Montana
Dark Star
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

This is what they mean when they talk about freak music. If it isn’t your thing keep fast forwarding until you get to Sugar Magnolia. Sunburned Hand of the Man would like to have played this.
China Doll
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Lovely, and I love the way two relatively buttoned-down and ultra-competent performances sandwich the freak’s freak’s Dark Star
Weather Report Suite
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

This one is relatively concise—compare to the monster middle jam on 7/29 (which should rank higher than this)— but wonderful