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Mexicali Blues
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

Breezy, tasty, bright and snappin'. The guys in fine form.
6
Space
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Whopping marimba-laden, a hot, and wobbly excursion into '84 Space. Luxuriantly gorgeous though threatening.
1
Wharf Rat
July 4, 1987
Sullivan Stadium

Coming out of truckin' and the other one. A gorgeous clear rendition.
1
Playin' In The Band
July 4, 1987
Sullivan Stadium

Seamless, same BPM basically transition from uncle john into a firey, strapped-in for launch PITB, (then Drumsspace) Top 80's form
1
Uncle John's Band
July 4, 1987
Sullivan Stadium

Burning gig in Foxboro Mass, powerful 80's rendition of UJB.
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 27, 1988
Hampton Coliseum

Plenty heady, yeah?
Sugaree
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Loooooooove
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
July 7, 1989
JFK Stadium

I love this blastoff of an innocent exciting wicked consonant version! Wow, hang on, pack an inhaler - deep.
Wharf Rat
Feb. 18, 1971
Capitol Theater

This kaleidoscopic lyrics by Robert Hunter can be inscrutable but you would never notice because of the Dead's bleary blasting of tight positivity. One of my favorite Dead tunes overall. what a premiere bust-out The debut of this powerfully abstract yet also breathtakingly simple song was, as the heads have noted as a little side journey stolen away from an epically meandering into the high auroras version of DS A magical reminder of the wonder
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Reminds me of maybe some minimalism or Coltrane threads. amazing all around really.
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