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Don't Ease Me In
Sept. 14, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Vince has some great moments here!
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When I Paint My Masterpiece
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

This one even features the "Sailing round he world in a dirty gondola."
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When I Paint My Masterpiece
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

This one even features the "Sailing round he world in a dirty gondola
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West L.A. Fadeaway
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Holy cow. Wow. Scorches. So does the Candyman. And this is followed by a beautiful Masterpiece.
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Touch of Grey
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

First one after Brent's death. First one with Bruce being officially part of the gang. Pretty significant. Felt like we'd probably survive...

Comments

Uncle John's Band
Nov. 10, 1973
Winterland Arena

EPIC. EPIC. EPIC. This sequence, done perfectly from time to time, is one of those things that makes the Good ‘Ol Grateful Dead the finest band in the land. When the gorgeous Dew segues seamlessly back into UJB, then finds its way back to that Playin’……it’s as epic as any piece of music ever recorded, as powerful as anything Mozart, Beethoven, whatever, whoever, ever composed! I kid you not at all! And…. Epic is not a word to be used lightly!!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Seriously! This is so amazingly just about exactly right! I totally forgot I wrote comment here already, came here to write about how we have a lot of versions way over 100 points, etc. Then realized I didn’t even vote for this one!! LOL!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

A tsunami from a ghostly symphony!!! It surges, ebbs and flows. The transition is phenomenal. The whole shebang is brilliant!!
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

PHIL BOMBS GALLORE!!! Heavy metal thunder SLIPKNOT!!!! Shocked I never voted for this, one of my favorite shows ever!!! Glad to make it 101!!!
The Other One
Feb. 28, 1969
Fillmore West

Both Crypticals (the intro and the outro) are total scorchers on this night!!!!! As Bill Graham calls them at the start of this brilliant piece of music, the Last of the Gay Desperadoes were capable of being the greatest hard rock band in the world. Or as Miles Davis said, they were just a brilliant jazz band who played rock…..