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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

Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

This is the top for me. I dont want to get any higher on this song and I'll have to move on.
Sugaree
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Solo number 2 is an absolute shredfest. I do not use that word lightly. This is certainly underrated and belongs where the June 80 dead in Alaska Sugaree is - if not higher.
Scarlet Begonias
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

This is great. Jerry peaks twice during the scarlet solo and voodooola has this video on YouTube. Jerry teases hell in a bucket early in the transition and this is not a lengthy transition - it's still cool. But a sick scarlet solo and the bucket is everything it should be to open set 2.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
March 21, 1991
Capital Centre

This is not my period at all, but cgarces is right. Post rio grandeo is the best post coma stuff I've heard and before was good and the man is in voice for the evening. There is life after the coma.
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

The outro is the real deal. Garcia gets to fanning, but then appears to go for a higher peak, which he never really achieves, but he does extend the shredding for a bit, so no real complaints. Clearly this belongs in the top 10.
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