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2
Drums
March 2, 1992
The Omni

Heavy calypso rhythms & monstrous punctuation via The Beast make for an epic Drums out of Terrapin. 5 star stuff.
1
Estimated Prophet
Aug. 30, 1978
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

In combo with the equally stunning "Eyes" to follow this is an unheralded, wah-wah Jerry-heavy, Bobby/Donna vocal gem.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
July 3, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Flying Pig.
8
Althea
Nov. 4, 1979
Civic Center

Sily smooth Althea from Providence. Rich Jerry vocals & of course, chunks o'Phil. This deserves a listen & some votes!
1
Space
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

Short but oh so sweet fuzzfest of Brent-centric gooyness seamlessly into a typically funkified 1980 NFA

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
July 3, 1978
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Has a unique transition jam that feels deep and dark all at once without drifting into too much abstraction. Definitely worth more than the 11 votes it had when I got here.
He's Gone
Dec. 28, 1990
Coliseum Arena

Hey cgarces If any of those other ones you listed (& thanks for doing so) are as good as this one I'm definitely going to be checking them out. I'm not as fluent in 90-91 as other years save for the big obvious shows like Boston Garden with Branford, etc.
He's Gone
Dec. 28, 1990
Coliseum Arena

Fair warning that you're all going to get pretty sick of hearing me talk up this version but it's gonna happen until I'm convinced there's been some ears on this.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 5, 1979
Civic Center

Finding this under a giant pile of rocks was like the musical equivalent of finding an old painting in the attic & you take it to Antiques Roadshow on a whim & it turns out you have a Van Gogh. OK, I admit to some slight exaggeration there, but I feel like in order to get the proper attention for some of these way under-appreciated gems you have to shout hyperbole from the rooftops. In any event, my vote just clicked this up to a measly 4 and it is so very much better than that. First, seek out the Dusborne Matrix version. It's superb. Second, notice the perfect tempo of this version...never plodding, but never too speeded up either. This becomes especially apparent in the excellent bridge jam, which features a scintillating Jerry solo that doesn't lead into the "Fire" segue, but lays up nicely for Bobby to take over for one of those mind meld rhythm guided forays into "Fire" that just makes your brain smile. Great "Fire" to follow, heavy on drums--especially in "Scarlet" and lots of Phil throughout. Early in Brent's tenure, it's a sweet version, and for cryin' out loud, if you agree, let's get it out of the single digits.
Althea
April 3, 1982
The Scope

This whole show is grossly underrated. Yes +1 on this fine Althea.