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Dark Star
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Farewell to Winterland; Not 40 mins. long ; no break down into feedback nonsense. Just sweet jazzy jamming; Just exactly perfect send off.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 25, 1981
Stabler Arena

Transition jam weaves into spaces most fail to go; touch-down into Fire is GOLD. Jerry flubs first line in Fire-after that: 1 of the BEST ever!
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He's Gone
Sept. 26, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Perfect, self-contained, blues-infused, stellar vocals, 14+ minutes of bliss. Extra fun: Check out the "Birdsong" riff about 10 secs. into the intro
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Dark Star
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Amazed this isn't here yet Gorgeous, melodic, jazz-infused, mellow, trippy, spacey into hard ripping Jerry riffs; melts into Brokedown Palace. Sublime
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Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Kicks off with authority a 2d set every DeadHead needs to hear. Perfect bookend to Jerry's scorching Dew. They say it was cold&rainy that nite in ME.
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Comments

Cassidy
Oct. 28, 1990
Zenith

Yes! Crisp, clean winner with great grungy rhythm provided by Bob and a patient, colorful jam section. Not sure why this show has been largely ignored prior to the official release--maybe that'll change now--it sure should.
Valley Road
Oct. 30, 1990
Wembley Arena

Jerry backing Bruce's vocals is worth the price of admission on this one but the whole thing is a raucous joy.One of Bruce's greatest songs done up Dead style. Sweet indeed.
He's Gone
March 21, 1994
Richfield Coliseum

love the acoustic approach--the fuzz guitar accents throughout, Jer's soulful vocals, Phil & Vince's super fun back-ups, & of course the extended jam is the icing on this fine 90s HG cake. The Stella from this show steals the spotlight but don't sleep on this one--this and 12/28/90 are my favorites of the 90s
They Love Each Other
Aug. 8, 1982
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Jerry really does go the extra mile and then some on the solo--worth it for that long winding river journey alone but the rest of the band keeps pace and it's just a great one overall--easy to forget there were some splendid renditions of this tune in '82 & as Orange Tango points out there's a distinct JGB feel to it as well.
They Love Each Other
Aug. 8, 1982
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Jerry really does go the extra mile and then some on the solo--worth it for that long winding river journey alone but the rest of the band keeps pace and it's just a great one overall--easy to forget there were some splendid renditions of this tune in '82 & as Orange Tango points out there's a distinct JGB feel to it as well.
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