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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

Eyes Of The World
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

I think that this one is 1977 underrated (I said it), primarily as a result of the >jam section that necessarily gets assigned to this Eyes - but don't discount solos 1 or 2 - especially 2 where the extraordinary actually happens. This is Dick's Picks 10 and a nice B&W video is available on YT my friends.
He's Gone
Aug. 23, 1980
Alpine Valley Music Theater

Yep.
The Music Never Stopped
Aug. 23, 1980
Alpine Valley Music Theater

Another great MNS recommendation, deadhoe69. Unlike 10/18/78, which is considerably underrated, I can understand why this one has only 5 votes. There are two B AUDs (and even Charlie Miller has limitations) and the audience loves this version and you get to hear how much they love it. But snobbery will do you no good - the mid section is thrilling and the audience plays Jerry at the end of the outro.
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 18, 1978
Winterland Arena

This is what I come to this website for. 1978 Jerry is sloppy during some of the verses, but the mid jam is fascinating and then it hits a hard climax into the outro. That midsection can go up against any other. The outro tears it up, as deadhoe69 says.
Let It Grow
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Manic and thunderous until the 1st bottom falls out. It's dark and jazzy before the 2nd drop which is cleaner than the first - but I like how the band fills in when Jerry misses the 1st. The video on YouTube inexplicably has a cold rain and snow (not played this night) immediately to follow, but the rest of the show (2nd set Samson to start) follows CR&S.
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