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2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 4, 1986
Cal Expo

Fast but very neat and tight. Cool version from the best run of 1986.
4
Promised Land
June 28, 1985
Hershey Park Stadium

Motherfucker out of "Cold Rain & Snow." Shit hot and rockin'. A bit sloppy but full of energy.
2
They Love Each Other
May 29, 1992
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Vince is admittedly awful here, but Phil and Jer make up for it. Cool version.
1
Big Railroad Blues
Dec. 28, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Not a great show, Jerry still finding strength after the coma. This BRB, however, smokes.
10
Passenger
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

Always the little song that could in any set it appeared in. This one rocks.

Comments

Crazy Fingers
May 29, 1992
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

The more I listen the more this becomes maybe my favorite post-Brent version. cgarces, I remember you mentioning you're not big on this song, but I'd be curious to hear your take on this version.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 31, 1992
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

This could use a couple of daps. Best version of a year that was not the best for the band or this duo. Not an unmitigated classic, but still very good.
The Other One
March 27, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

This "Other One" is such a delicious appetizer for the main course that is the "Dew." Listen up, this is explosive.
Candyman
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

No debate on this one. Beautiful.
High Time
May 16, 1981
Barton Hall - Cornell University

One of the best. Sweet as honey. Jerry sounds a little sharp vocally but I don't look to the Dead for perfection or shit like that. The passion is all there.