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19
They Love Each Other
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Pretty darn perfect. Mellow funkiness of 76 with 77 precision.
18
Throwing Stones
Sept. 20, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Contains a cool Samson and Delilah jam with each member (incl. Vince) contributing equally. Everyone is on.
9
Tennessee Jed
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Jerry is clearly in the mood to rock out in this show, and this song benefits from it. Raw. Great solos. Very funky.
10
Ramble On Rose
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Band bristles with restrained energy. Jerry's voice is scratchy and perfect. Great harmony on the chorus.

Comments

Cream Puff War
July 3, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Best I've heard - here's the deadnet download page. http://www.dead.net/30daysofdead
So Many Roads
July 9, 1995
Soldier Field

Heartfelt, and as far as I can tell this was the closest he ever got to nailing all the lyrics. 10/1/94 has a better solo, but it's hard to argue with the power of this version.
Days Between
April 4, 1994
Sports Arena

I actually like Vince on the ending jam here. Check out Jerry's guitar work on the end of 3/11.
Sugar Magnolia
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden

Flawless, almost single-ish. Bobby nails it, and even the exuberant Phil bits are great. Sweet fat guitar sound. Precedes Dark Star, which is neat.
Loser
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

I don't disagree with the top picks, but this one is special. Phil and Keith in particular are in a unique place. Great drums this whole show, too.
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