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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

Stellar version from a show that is money from end to end. Check it.
53
He's Gone
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Holy beautiful version! Jerry hits the tingly goodness on this one. Very nice
56
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

This NFA>GDTRFB segment is one of my favorites. Beautiful mid sandy jam - check it out!
5
Not Fade Away
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Bouncy, kicking celebratory NFA with a bomb GDTRFB sandy
20
Not Fade Away
Oct. 22, 1978
Winterland Arena

Absolutely monstrous version. Get after it

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.