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Submissions

3
Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Train rippin' down the hot coals of the 1973 track.
6
Drums
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Can't believe I'm submitting this. Long and fun drum circle that's notable because our Jer Bear whips out a steel pan and joins in.
2
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Jerry tearing the standards book asunder with this elegant poetic brilliance
2
Big River
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

For a few minutes wembley in '90 becomes the fillmore in the summer of 1970, the way the Dead just slide into a no-nonsense Big River. Shivers
2
Loose Lucy
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Smokin' and refined version of this deep cut, on "All Hallow's Eve" as a chap might say

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 2, 1978
Giants Stadium

guzzle up this baba ganoush of heady transporters, smile smile smile 2 it, 30 minutes of heroic scarlet fire
Row Jimmy
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

nice take on this... Got that wacky syncopation that results in so many unique row jimmys a la how many dews or toos you can get!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 11, 1982
West Palm Beach Auditorium

Punky garage scarlet a la the avalon ballroom prankin' days!!! Amethyst 360 degrees thru crystal vision to other operations in a phishy transition to new frontiers of brent devils chonkiness and Tiger runnin', lopin thru. 10/10 golden.
Row Jimmy
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Sensationally tasty comping and filling from all around sorcerer's stone travis beane
Samson and Delilah
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

freakazoid mammoth S&D, so damn good.... happy sunday... 5/28 is yet another insane show from this era, there are dozens of concerts from the final 3 years of the godchauxs. i'm unsure if spring 77 or winter 78 really represents the apex.