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Bird Song
Feb. 24, 1971
Capitol Theater

Super loose in the joints and fun. They seem to be searching for the '71 sound throughout the run here but I like this one.
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Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 23, 1971
Capitol Theater

High powered and super charged. The last third of the first set is a real killer.
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Wharf Rat
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Not the best show, but the best Rat of this run. 4th ever, but the first one to stretch out and become its full self.
6
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Want to be present at its birth? The infant Bacchus emerges. I love this song. This is the 1st time they nail it.
7
The Other One
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

Passes through many phases, always exploring new riffs and hinting at further jams without ever losing its essential feeling and sound. Great stuff.
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Comments

Not Fade Away
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Agreed with Whiskeyclone: It all comes together nicely here.
St. Stephen
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Damned good post-hiatus Steven, but the best? I just can't see it, not that 'best' is ever objective. More energetic would be 22 Jan '78 (hot stuff!), but for my stolen face I'd say any '69 Dark Star>Steven>The Eleven is as close to the Dead's ultimate essence as anything. Also check out 12-13 Oct. '68 for some phantasmogoric psychetropozebraosity straight from Mars that can yank you out of '77 and slingshot you into the prima materia.
Deal
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Ok, I'm a big pre-hiatus fan and all, but this is just a damned fine version. No question, Barton is a great show.
Morning Dew
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Rippingly good. Jerry's solos and vocals over the emerging '68 sound just blow this one over the top.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Really beautiful version, with a unique, but short MLB 'round about 8:00 or so. So many different lyrical and rhythmical evolutions throughout, and a glorious trip into the unknown realms incorporating a blown speaker in what 15 years later might be called a midi-jam.
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