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Ramble On Rose
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Insanely strong version inexplicably absent til now. Check out Garcia's guitar run into the "just like crazy Otto" line & you'll be ready to upvote!
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Ship of Fools
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Listen to Phil dig in to intro Jerry's mid-jam solo & Garcia croons this one gently & beautifully & the "caution all" stanza is glorious
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Eyes Of The World
Oct. 6, 1977
Activity Center. Arizona State U

Thought every '77 Eyes was listed & lauded; could NOT believe this was left out. Dazzling power intro & cooks after too-check Jer's 1st solo!
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Big River
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Was gonna comment only to see it not even listed. That oversight is almost as nuts as this killer version--all out jam w/a fireball finish!
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Touch of Grey
Oct. 28, 1990
Zenith

Baffled after hearing DaP55 to NOT see this on the board. Opening tune-real tight -Jer nails lyrics & gets feisty at the end + Phil power chugs it. +1
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Althea
Dec. 15, 1986
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Garcia belts it out (check out "guilty of the same old thing" line), but it's Weir who actually shines brightest w/-brilliant counter-rhythms in this sadly underrated version-..Jerry nails all the lyrics, crushes the end jam and the whole band delivers a tight nugget on Jer's big return show.
Cassidy
Dec. 15, 1986
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Appreciate TheFool reminding me this show is about more than just the outstanding Candyman & the awesome crowd reaction it elicits--this Cassidy is top notch too with fantastic funky fuzz-guitar Weir accents sprinkled throughout (same with the Althea from this show which is also upvote-worthy), plus killer Rhythm Devils drumming, especially on the back end section .Kind of amazing Garcia played this well in his first show back from the coma --lots to glean from in this underrated gem.
Casey Jones
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Starts with a Looney Tunes theme then rip roars ahead with the engines gleaming all the way , Recently featured on 30DaysofDead and worth an upvote
He's Gone
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

^^^^Fer sure that's Bruce hinting at the opening riff of Dixie Chicken just a bit past the 8 minute mark when they're starting the "nothin's gonna bring him back" chorus--he plays around the edges of it for a good 30 seconds or so...fun easter egg addition to this A+ version that's ranked ridiculously low on the board here.
It Must Have Been The Roses
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

^Probably overlooked due to so many other "big" tunes that get the attention from this excellent show but this Roses certainly is worthy of the upvote!
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