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The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Slowest but also funkiest version ever played. Garcia stumbles out of the gates on lyrics but it's no train wreck & the band rescues for a winner
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Aiko Aiko
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Bruce is boss on this one, his keys just adding color & style throughout the tune. Overlooked show & performance
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Space
May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Numerous "Lively Up Yourself" teases within this short space--follows a "He's Gone" dedicated to Bob Marley
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Samson and Delilah
April 18, 1978
Civic Arena

Kicking intro out of Dancin'>Drums and into a typically raucous, rippin', 1978 Samson. You'll dig it for the into alone but the whole thing is a beast
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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.
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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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