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Eyes Of The World
Nov. 26, 1980
The Sportatorium

At times pretty, at times a little weird, but somewhere past 8 minutes, it's downright gorgeous...
2
The Wheel
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Wow. Opens the 2nd set in the best year of the Wheel... Donna was awesome! This tune was hers in '76....
4
The Eleven
Jan. 23, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Excellent. Rehearsal. From Download Series Vol. 12
1
Hell in a Bucket
Nov. 6, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

Explodes out of Scarlet...a very dreamy Scarlet. Weird & unexpected, not the let-down some might expect. Not at all. Bob's a bit scraggly though...
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Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 11, 1985
Brendan Byrne Arena

Genuinely super 80s version....

Comments

Throwing Stones
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

^^^Ahh! Good old Kong! I was lucky to hit 5 of those MSG 6 in '90. What a week!!! Listening again brings back great memories..... A powerful run for sure!!!
Dark Star
June 19, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Thanks! Zesty indeed! Maybe you're right, maybe it's some Clementine... Everyone should hear this!!!!
Playin' In The Band
June 19, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Excellent Main Ten!!! And the jams before and after (called Dark Star Jam by some.....) make it pretty darn sacred.
The Other One
June 19, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Scorching and sublime, especially coming out of the 35 minute jam before it. The entire jam, over 45 minutes, is really just full throttle, rip roaring, way out there rock and roll at its best.
Dark Star
June 19, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

This is fantastic and amazing. A great essay/story from Grateful Dead Guide says it might be 2/19/69. The Main Ten surges triumphantly from a jam that has weird hints of a weird Weather Report-ish jam, before heading back into a fiery, gorgeous jam that leads to a scorching hot Other One Jam!! Calling it Dark Star at least gets more to listen, I suppose. But…. There should be some sort of name for what happens here because it is sacred stuff and everyone should hear it!!!