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Not Fade Away
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

Burning jam with Jerry in guitar god mode
68
Not Fade Away
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Heavy NFA jam including a stunning Big You Goodnight theme. One of the best.
28
Truckin'
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

Holy Moley!!! WHITE hot Truckin' peak, into a seriously funky powerhouse space jam, and then landing on a wild Other One jam
38
He's Gone
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

Simply stunning standalone version, possibly the most emotive outro jam ever
40
He's Gone
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

Possibly the most gorgeously jammed version ever. Guaranteed Jerry's long, dreamy outtro will wisk you away on cloud 9

Comments

Playin' In The Band
April 16, 1972
Aarhus University

Holy shit!!!! This jam absolutely BURNS with pure psychedelic intensity; the peak is just enormous for such a relatively short version. Possibly the finest of the tour, besides maybe 5/24.
Morning Dew
April 13, 1969
Ballroom

Best of the year imho
The Other One
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

This version has grown on me considerably. Lots of wonderful, loose exploration, capped off with a beautiful MLB jam.
The Other One
April 7, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Updated 8-13-13: One of the very, very best of the tour!!!! Garcia absolutely SHREDS after the 1st verse, after which they launch into some awesome Tiger/Caution jamming. Jam after El Paso is also very passionate and jazzy. What a classic!
Sugar Magnolia
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Excellent version capping off a legendary second set!