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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

I'm uncle sam, how do you do? Off and running tonight at Winterland, the premiere of US Blues.
5
Space
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Whopping late '77 version of this, the Dead intuitively coasting the waves of the atmosphere's collective imagination.
3
Around and Around
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

You know the guys are feelin' hot when they play this and here's a slow, down 'n' dirty groovy Winter 73 read of it
1
Pretty Peggy O
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Straight-ahead gorgeous fun, clear, youthfully energizing and endearing version of this
1
Sugaree
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Feel good version with tasty brent

Comments

Ship of Fools
July 12, 1989
RFK Stadium

all late Brent ships are massive fatty versions, love this squishy silvery gloaming-hour one!! you want garcia to just guide you through to sitting in the old folks home sans all the bullshit but at least there's hot summer 89 to distract us in the meantime. Really dynamic brent work gets piano synth and organ into this one. This one slows down and only gets more rhythmically diverse as it goes on. primo blends
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
July 12, 1989
RFK Stadium

A wondrous 19 minute segment of Hornsby training wheels for tiger football stadium inspiration movements. Sugaree heats on the coil, first innocent then mortal and staggering. This long man smart flows like the Ganges.
Sugaree
July 12, 1989
RFK Stadium

mellow melodious and frolicing through daisy fields of nutritional buds.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 12, 1989
RFK Stadium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om6L59TqXmw duuuuuude this shit is VISCERAL furious and beautiful
Wharf Rat
June 24, 1985
River Bend Music Center

An epochal call to send this night out on cosmic tonez and plains of imported planetive headiness. Floorboard levitator