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Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

Great forward, driving pulse to this one. Sounds like the had a blast playing it.
3
St. Stephen
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

Kind a chaotic mess, but with a shredding outro which extends the jam for 8 minutes. A strange, cool interpretation for SS fans like me.
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Comes A Time
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry at his most angelic, comes after Bobby at his most satanic. Beautiful stuff.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

The jam kickstarts the band around minute 3, and they go from sleepyish to electric haywire.
2
The Other One
Oct. 23, 1970
McDonough Arena - Georgetown University

Very hot transition from Truckin'. Short but powerfull, a fully-charged space cannon.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

I'd vote on this one twice if I could. Just listened to it again for the first time in a while, and it really has everything you could want from a '73-'74 Playin'. Brilliant, spontaneous, electrifying set closer.
Looks Like Rain
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Beautiful slide work. Perfect and discrete harmonies with Donna Jean. This is a 'never better' version for me. Love this konzert.
Dark Star
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

Nice stretched out version with different sections and melodic/rhythmic innovations, transiting from the simple and pretty to the hard rocking, to prankster tweekishness. Take an afternoon off and get with this whole show for some historic, mercurial and simply beautiful Dead.
Candyman
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

So many ways this song breathes life. This one puts me into a blissful peace. Jerry gets an incredible wah sound out, which must have just blown minds.
Caution
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Do whatever you can to hear this if you haven't already. They must have really blown some minds with DS>SugarMag>Caution. Reaches speedmetal levels of massive shreddosity.