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Tennessee Jed
April 5, 1993
Nassau Coliseum

feels good to get lost in a good fluid jed, the light at end of the tunnellin' jokester's mountain. Barrelhouse vince, weir and lesh and fire jer bear
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Deal
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

Hot, glinting Deal. early Brent is evolutionary days for the party songs in the ouevre, great tiger smoker!
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Bird Song
Oct. 30, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snz5k9PkXTk magisterial jamming
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Truckin'
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

bobby puts his hand over his forehead as if looking out on a bright day on "other times i can barely see"
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

jer bear sings this one beautifully

Comments

Deal
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

YouTube version, Egypt insanity, Jerry is like a shredding pigtailed little banshee sent from Robert Johnson's road to do some stuff in Egypt. The whole band is blasted and the gig sounds that way. in the best way possible. Also notable for Keith's lit hash pipe on his Yamaha Stage piano. Jerry fans, which everyone on this site is, need to watch this shit
Cumberland Blues
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

Hangin' loose with the Grateful Dead in San Francisco. Crack one open during this
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

one of their most satisfying songs for a damn good reason, it sums up everything they're about both metaphorically with the lyrics and practically in what it allows them to do, ESPECIALLY 73-74. This is how they win. Notable for the D major hardcore "Main Ten" at the conclusion. Big fat stinkin' playing in the muthafuckin' band that will please a head looking to munch on sume jazz.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

A spicy hot wonderful version with a cherry-picked from the high heavins Feelin' Groovy to boot
Estimated Prophet
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

In the freakin' zone at Cornell 77 on EP. This is a crazy version you can get deep with