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Sugar Magnolia
April 7, 1988
The Centrum

GSET-esque rhythm playing from Bobby as the song progresses. Set 2 is a SM -> SSDD sandwich, worth hearing.
2
He's Gone
July 1, 1984
Pine Knob Music Theater

Six minutes of outro jamming that begins mellow and then starts rocking. Jerry and Brent harmonize for a little while at the beginning.
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Way To Go Home
Sept. 29, 1993
Boston Garden

Average version, but this is probably the best place to mention that Jerry starts playing Terrapin before this one starts, leading to a brief jam.
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Brother Esau
March 30, 1983
Warfield Theatre

Played every night of the 3/29-31 Warfield run, I'd say this is the best of the three. Good vocal and guitar solo, and Brent shines throughout.
2
He's Gone
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Admittedly not as great as the DP13 version played 5 nights later, but still worthy of mention. This gets to that bluesy space in the outro.
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Comments

Dire Wolf
Sept. 12, 1988
The Spectrum

Audible laughter from Jerry during his vocal in an otherwise standard performance. Wonder what was making him crack up - was Bobby making funny faces at him again? Did someone ride a go-kart across the stage?
Big River
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Crowd cheers for Keith and Jerry after their solos, nice to hear on the AUD matrix. Great version, outstanding show.
Space
Sept. 13, 1993
The Spectrum

Vince fans are people too :-)
Standing On The Moon
March 10, 1993
Rosemont Horizon

Emotionally heavy, with the accompaniment trudging slowly but proudly up the great hill. And like cgarces said, Garcia delivers excellent vocals and a tear-jerking guitar solo.
Wave to the Wind
June 9, 1993
The Palace

Difficult song to play correctly, but the band does a great job here. Nice segue into Terrapin as well. Kind of a sneaky-great second set...
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