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Grateful Dead Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | Listen on archive
25
St. Stephen
A Major Break-Out, you must hear the crown reaction, none of the '83 versions really stand out, but this needs to be heard.
20
Throwing Stones
Overlooked? Definitely. The 2-minute middle jam is really super. Garcia really works the scales and fan licks on this one.
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Driven by the drummers. Gets better every time I hear it.
2
Johnny B. Goode
Amazing night at the garden. I'm ready for round 2. Same place tomorrow see ya there ;)
6
Keep Your Day Job
I can see why one wouldn’t really care for this song, but fuck it, I really like it
4
Day Job
Great version of Day Job coming out of the quintessential Hell in a Bucket. This song has an early Beatles vibe that I really dig.
3
Mexicali Blues
Has that MSG energy throughout, and Jerry's melodic solo contains one great riff after another.
2
Me and My Uncle
Big energy, a good Jerry solo, no lyrical flubs, and transitions into a hot Mexicali Blues. What else could you ask for?