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The Music Never Stopped
April 14, 1978
Cassell Coliseum - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bob blows some lyrics, but the midsection and outro are fluent and soaring. Lot on the list not as good as this one.
2
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 31, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Excellent rendition with available A video and sound on youtube through music vault.
2
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 29, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

Honorable mention on the old dead clubhouse page, but not on here. There's a youtube video with great sound. See for yourself.
4
Cassidy
Oct. 16, 1981
Melkweg

A unique sounding Cassidy. Parts of this almost sound like a studio release of a different band playing like the dead.
11
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 20, 1982
Madison Square Garden

MSG Scarlet Fire from the Fall of '82 - great transition.
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Comments

Sugaree
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

There is a color video of this on youtube (sets 1 & 2 have been switched in labeling) and there is an FM simulcast - from the capitol theater in passaic, nj which appears to have been good for this kind of thing - there are two videos with FM sound from april '77 on youtube as well. Jerry's voice is weak - it was late '78 - there's a cancelation or two around this time. The second solo is where this one cooks, but the video and sound quality make this one a historical document.
Estimated Prophet
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

The video makes this one for me. The votes for the mosque, other may '77, etc. have elicited complaints before, but with this one you get to see what the song looked like at the time and that adds a rich dimension.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

The pre rio grandeo solo holds this one back. Otherwise, this is the stuff.
Dancin' in the Streets
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

63 votes for Cornell but 6 votes for this one, yet in this case there's a black and white video with SBD sound and a nice Jerry slide solo deep in the jam. There is only one C AUD on the archive for this date, so I imagine that has weighed this one down. The YouTube video starts mid-estimated prophet late in the first set. This dancin is 41:00 in.
Eyes Of The World
May 13, 1983
Greek Theater

This one stands out, smack dab as it is in the middle of the cocaine that drove this song in the 80s. It's not slow, but it's not an attempt to get d>s in 6 minutes either. This one bears a stronger resemblance to a '77 or 11/5/79 much more so than so many others from the era. And at 19 minutes, it's got about 10 minutes on a typical 80s Eyes.
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