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New Minglewood Blues
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

At least as good as Barton, but not as well known.
5
They Love Each Other
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

very nice. Garcia's floating effortlessly above band.
8
Big River
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

1/2 Step > Big River. The run of top shelf May shows starts here.
5
Uncle John's Band
May 3, 1977
The Palladium

Each night of this run has a stellar encore. I prefer 04-29's UJB, but this one's still very solid.
4
Not Fade Away
May 3, 1977
The Palladium

Builds and builds.
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Comments

Sugaree
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

FYI: The SBD sounds terrible (lots of hiss), so I checked out the Gatto AUD (FOB, https://archive.org/details/gd79-01-11.gatto.kempka.308.sbeok.shnf).
Eyes Of The World
May 18, 1977
Fox Theatre

It's got mine too, and I second the late-era Dew as well. If any of you fine gents are going to the D S O Jubilee next week, let's meet up!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

This really is the business, IF you like MIDI Jerry and the sound of the band in a space this big. It's a fundamentally different sound from the '77 stuff, yeah, and I get why people aren't into it, but there are reasons so many people have voted for it. At least worth another listen.
Jack Straw
June 4, 1978
Campus Stadium - University Of California

As good as advertised. Apparently the show is uneven (Bobby sounds drunk as sunshine), but Jerry sounds unreal. His tone is a joy to listen to.
Tennessee Jed
June 4, 1978
Campus Stadium - University Of California

Is he sick? I know about the laryngitis at the start of this year...
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