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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
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Sugaree
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Feel good version with tasty brent

Comments

Cold Rain and Snow
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

all meaning business, checking out this aud
The Wheel
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Hymnal, graceful wheel salami to pitb bread. (this lyric is some spicy stuff, hunter at his finest - http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/wheel.html)
They Love Each Other
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

wow. keen and shining
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 3, 1981
Dane County Coliseum

Stretching out on scarlet fire at the beginning of a very very nice 2nd set in Madison, WI (the dead love wisconsin, it's a fact)
Uncle John's Band
March 18, 1995
The Spectrum

Great, great, great, great, great. Jerry is brave and valiant in this. And yeah, Vince is really great on this. and bob's midi. Bob weir is simply a master of guitar tone, you focus in on his parts at any given time in a roaring jam and just purely on the level of his instrument itself, the damn thing always sounds so good. Crunchy and soothing at the same time. And he knows how to flow through inter-chord melodies in his sleep. This ujb is another weir rhythm masterclass