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Bertha
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

Funky version slathered in Fender Rhodes gets an incendiary Jerry solo.
1
Space
March 20, 1991
Capital Centre

Ominous dark synth lead-in to a great Other One.
2
Sugaree
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

Wow, everyone’s playing the hell out of this Sugaree! The band is clearly ON.
1
Drums
May 17, 1978
Uptown Theater

These long freaky Drumses from ’78 are really compelling. The band must have felt so too, since Drums>Space, uh, stuck around!
1
When I Paint My Masterpiece
May 6, 1990
California State University Dominguez Hills

Jerry's solo is on point, really precise and eloquent.
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Comments

Candyman
Dec. 27, 1977
Winterland Arena

Luminous.
Estimated Prophet
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

How did I fail to give this version its due on any of my previous listens? This outro is beyond description.
Sugaree
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

Immaculate short version, and notably well sung.
Dark Star
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

I’ve been listening to this one for almost 20 years, and I’ve never loved it more. Words fail. I’m not sure it’s my favorite DS, but I think I might like it better than every version currently ranked higher.
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

I love the end jam on this. As he is elsewhere this run, Jerry is showing incredible guitar finesse and mastery.
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