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2
He's Gone
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

A solid version with a passage about a minute long straight out of the heavens - directly following the a capella section. Must hear.
10
Stella Blue
July 1, 1979
Seattle Center Coliseum

Horrible video with STELLA sound on YouTube.
2
Black Peter
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The first solo is sweet and beautiful. The outro is short, bluesy shredding.
10
Eyes Of The World
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The well played end to a S>F>E>E combination. Jerry plays with a theme recognizable from the eyes on DP6.
11
Uncle John's Band
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

The encore of the penultimate show of May 1977. It's short, but these people are practiced at this date.
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Comments

Take A Step Back
July 12, 1987
Giants Stadium

The better one comes before Ramble on Rose (Just like NYC gets a roar.) This take a step back is by far the best ever because of the actual music. Listen to it. You'll agree that it's the best 5 seconds of step back ever.
Loser
July 12, 1987
Giants Stadium

It's the opener. Voodoonola put the show on YouTube. This one deserves a look.
Scarlet Begonias
May 23, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

It's the scarlet that makes this one - and the transition.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 23, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

This is awesome. The Scarlet solo and the transition are both great. There are better fires, but this one is serviceable. Let me put it this way: I'm serviced. This is the best version of a song I've learned about from this site. It's way better than 5 votes.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

I hadn't heard this until about 5 years ago. I don't think I will ever tire of this one the way I have with some others. (I'm looking at you May 21, 1977.) This epic version begins at a slow tempo - it's mellow, in fact. I love the first few notes of the scarlet solo - some beautiful notes way up the fret board. There's a lot going on in the transition - it's not sweet and beautiful like April 24, 1978, for instance. This one is dark, but colorful.
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