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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

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Foolish Heart
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Tender promise and smooth crispy jerry and philly goodness. Devils brew on this is endlessly beckoning, seamlessly bridging the spaces between the subdivisions, the blend is the juice in the smoothie, dig?
Jack Straw
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Purple shirt jerry out to play
Dark Star
Oct. 26, 1989
Miami Arena

Speechless. Holy fuck i'm in ecstasy right now listening to the atonal melt part
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 26, 1989
Miami Arena

Sick version everyone's on fire
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

For the record it might be the most "ambient" dark star, for everything that's said, every statement feels like a smooth and long, blurry transition from the last. Complete freedom harmonically and rhythmically and episodic moments of stasis, and builds and valleys of glory.