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Casey Jones
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Seething, edgy, hard rocking ending this one. ENERGY!
36
So Many Roads
June 23, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Jerry swings for the fences with his vocals at the end of this one. Sweet version
44
Sugaree
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Buttery version that flows smoothly from start to finish
91
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

First ChinaCat in 3 years and the boys come out hungry with it. Crowd goes bananas
34
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Beautiful, flowing version from an incredible show. Love this one

Comments

Bird Song
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Gorgeous, floating along like a leaf on the wind
Dark Star
Nov. 2, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

I've been listening to this one a ton since the recent Dave's release. Such a beautiful, multi-thematic, exploratory version. And YES, the feeling > tighten jam is pure dead wizardry
Doin' That Rag
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

^Totally agree with Top Binus above. Such a shame this track was confined to '69. I'm also consistently amazed at how much they pack into ~6 min. This one has a fantastic little groove at the end
Cosmic Charlie
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Fierce, cranking shred in the middle of this one. Top tier
New Potato Caboose
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Chill Leah is absolutely DOMINANT in this one. Pure ownership. And great transition into the song from cryptical