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St. Stephen
May 6, 1970
Kresge Plaza - MIT

The jam during this blows me away every time. Pure psychedelic bliss. An argument could easily be made that this is the definitive version.
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Easy Wind
April 4, 1971
Manhattan Center

Powerful and driving blues jam, with a unique ending. Garcia tears this one up, and Lesh provides a great hollow bass sound.
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Nobody's Fault But Mine
May 20, 1973
U.C.

Off the rails, intense blues jamming.
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Eyes Of The World
April 8, 1991
Orlando Arena

Relaxed, controlled, and tight. Garcia owns this one.
5
New Minglewood Blues
May 19, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

Insane early version. Weir goes off on the vocals, and there is some energetic old time Dead jamming.
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Comments

It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Soulful and emotive rendition, maybe the best double opener of the year, with close competiiton with the 7/15 opener of Dancin'>Bird Song.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

October 84 was smokin'. Powerful opener here, with everyone on the same page, great exploration of the depths of this song. Feel like a Stranger is definitely one of the better opening songs in the Grateful Dead's repertoire. This version is as close to perfect as your going to find this fall tour, besides maybe 10/18 which is nearly just as intense.
Bird Song
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Really great version here, jazzy and thoughtful.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

Cgarces, I agree, there were some great moments in the 90's. But as a whole I cant see the era stacking up to the others, there were definitely some outstanding highlights. The Morning Dew and S>F you cited are both some of the best versions of those songs, and spring and fall 1990 were both awesome tours. However, consistency wise the whole era just doesn't do it for me. There are too many performances where the sound is just not appealing IMHO. Peace.
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

Generally I am not a fan of 90's material, but this Estimated is just out of this world, also to add there is an awesome transition into he's gone, the deep space they were exploring in that Estimated, balanced perfectly the mellow and cool vibes of he's gone. My personal favorite version of the 90's.
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