Can't believe what short shrift this show gets. They pull off the combo like gangbusters here.

Glorious Jerry vocals, not one, but TWO "sweet Susie's", excellent gritty solo. Best early version ever!

Submitting this on Fat Tuesday 2017. Great Mardi Gras version with really nice piano (!) fills by Brent that oughta be heard!

Get on this one, folks. It's a ripper.

Absolute best of 1974. Not kidding. Jerry's leads are ripping & confident. The band plays flawlessly.Can stand w/some of the best of '77. Must hear.

Ho-hum. Just another extraordinary performance from May '77. But seriously, folks, this deserves more attention. Most interesting about this version is that garcia saves his most furious and intricate guitar work not for the place you'd expect it--the jam following the 2nd verse--but for the outro coda, where he just lays out some stunning lightning fast picking before they head into drums. The rest of the version does not lack for intensity, but is more about working within the main theme of the tune and exploring in a gentler way the various colorful paths that can be taken in one of the Dead's greatest songs. I've always loved this version but it's taken til now to upvote it b/c I sometimes take May '77 for granted. Don't make the same mistake.

See, I love it when I check the comments and find a version of Scarlet>Fire that's new to my ears and really worthy of upvotes at the same time. Just when you think you've heard 'em all...anyway, this one's a great example of a mellow-tight '79 w/Jer in complete control and a fun transition jam that glides into a great Fire. CM has a full SBD version up too (2nd set only.) Great sound...great version...it's got my vote.

Why does everything played at this show sound so damn good? This is a perfectly sung rendition--and yes, that includes Donna.

^^^ That's a wise approach...I like the idea of the "blind hear test"...although we're all probably pretty well trained enough to know a '91 Scarlet from a '77 the minute it starts playing, whether we have the date in front of us or not. Share away!

^^^ With 5 stars being the best, this is a 4-star version easily. If you're grading on a curve and taking into account the post-90's decline, you could bump it to 4 1/2 and I wouldn't complain. I'm a true believer for this version.