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Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Silky silky goodness. Brent makes this version. He owns a nice little groove right at the end. Pretty solid version
7
Brokedown Palace
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Heart wrenching and gorgeous. Rivals my favorite from Dead Set, but just a step below. Incredibly beautiful though, spilling with emotion
56
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 17, 1973
Pauley Pavilion - University of California

Easily overlooked because of the magical Playin'>UJB>Dew>UJB>Playin' earlier in the set - this version still shines brightly all on it's own
28
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Really nice, bouncy Supplication. Show is a stunner top to bottom taboot
40
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

A version bubbling with creativity. Everyone came to play

Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Very spacey, with circular, swirling jamming. Jerry, Phil, and the Rhythm Devils hard at work in this weaving, dream-like version. This has always been one of my favorite Dick's Picks - having a nice revisit with it. Segue into UJB is flawless.
Wharf Rat
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Jerry's pleading vocals, his slow, patient leads, Bobby's trill fills, and the incredible, inventive segue (God, listen to Phil and Jerry gather the troops...) into Playing Reprise make this one incredibly special.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Say what you like about this show, how there is inherent bias and nastagia dialing back to the first time each and everyone of us heard it - this piece of music on its own, regardless of context, is simply brilliant. The patience, contour, outcry of despair transformed into redemption - this version distinctively captures the essence of the intent of the song, and demonstrates the emotional depth of all the boys can accomplish and elicit in listeners. I've listen to this version in the hundreds (ish +) number of times and I always recalled Jerry's magnificent leads, Keith's delicate fills, Lesh bombarding the highly emotional passages, but on the past few listens I finally heard Bobby's work, his supportive rhythmic fanning on the final peak. I was awestruck. After infinite listens, this version still leaves me learning more and finding more reasons to cherish it. Deserved of all the praise it gets
Morning Dew
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Sweet serenade of siren songs, this is the goodies...! Jerry's vocals are achingly emotive and the culminating peak is dawn at the top of a mountain. Man, this one is a sacred rendition.
St. Stephen
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

This one gets bluesy and dirty, percussive, and gritty fast. I hear NFA and even New Minglewood-type jamming in the meat of this quesadilla. The real shining moment is the full band reuniting in the final minutes to congregate in a moment of pure, peaked beauty, then dropping back into St Stephen theme.