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St. Stephen
May 24, 1970
Hollywood Music Festival

Raw, Bluesy and Dank as hell.
2
Cold Rain and Snow
May 24, 1970
Hollywood Music Festival

Crunch Crunch Crank Crank yea it's slow and awesome. No hurry here!
3
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

Sneaky good! The St. jam to me is close to perfect it stretches out and builds nicely.
4
Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1982
Pauley Pavilion, UCLA

Some sweet licks on this one before the space noodling...
2
I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1982
Pauley Pavilion, UCLA

Fancy fretwork and pickin' on this standalone....clear and concise in the mix! Fine early '80s example.

Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Rips hard and has a raunchy edge with DJ's excellent backup work. There a gazillion Jack Straws but this deserves a listen.
Might As Well
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Jerry comes out and pounds the crowd to dust - sheesh.
Bertha
May 5, 1978
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College

That 10/29/77 rings a bell - I know I've heard it but can't recall it specifically - gonna go check it on your recommend Grendel. If it's anything like this one I am sure I will dig it.
The Other One
April 24, 1984
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

'84 is underappreciated in my book too and this one is so damn darkly atmospheric and just a cool journey - Weir's work is especially interesting to me here all the way to the end. While not '84 check out 4/6/82 for a quick but FIERCE O1. that does not overstay it's welcome but gets to the point for the bash.
Morning Dew
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Massive and worthy of many more votes - check it and you will see.