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18
Estimated Prophet
July 31, 1982
Manor Downs

Jerry's having a great night, and check our Brent in the segue to Eyes!
14
Big River
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Keith (and everybody) is so on point in this twangy humdinger.
15
Mexicali Blues
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

It's a great little tune when they play it like they did in summer '73.
20
Deal
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

102% perfect. Incredibly sweet.
7
Not Fade Away
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Some cool and different jamming in this version.

Comments

Althea
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Unbelievable heat in this set. Jesus.
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

Immaculate soloing here — and I love the segues in this pre-Drums.
Cassidy
April 10, 1978
Fox Theatre

I am astonished that this officially released powerhouse version had only one vote when I went to look it up. Filled with sly ’78 magic.
Stella Blue
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

I see my negative comment from years ago drew jeers, and misunderstanding. I didn’t say the outro fell apart — I complimented that part — but I pointed out that there are some noticeable wobbles earlier in the song stemming from the slow tempo. It’s *hard* to play Stella that slow. The song keeps fighting it, and you can hear that. You have an ensemble of musicians trying to figure out on the fly whether they should hold a given chord for one bar or two. It’s awkward. But there’s also some really beautiful guitar work and singing in spite of all that. I love the Dead, love Stella, love May ’77, and do not relish the role of killjoy. If this is your favorite version, great!
Throwing Stones
March 15, 1990
Capital Centre

To me, this is one of the best versions after the initial more exploratory wave (’82-’83) had subsided. Thunderous arena rock.