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21
Cassidy
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Band gives extra the entire time.
12
Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

29
Looks Like Rain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Beautiful version. Equally delicate and powerful. Wonderful performances from everyone.
10
Mama Tried
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

this whole show is more sedate and slower than some of the others from earlier this week/tour. Nice Jerry support, good vocals from Bobby.
8
El Paso
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

you're either going to love Jerry's filigree or take it as noodling. I think it adds something to the cowboy songs.
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Comments

Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

To my ears, the highlights of show are the “HCS” and the “DS > Eyes > Doll.” The sequence is interesting because of the moves from dark/minor to light/major within “DS,” then in the transition to “Eyes,” and finally at the end of “China Doll.”
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Also, the transition sounds silky because Garcia starts playing groups off the beat, and eventually the whole band swirls back around him until he's back on the one. It's stunning.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Absolutely. Sometimes the official releases get some bad press, but this is hot. Plus, the first official matrix? If this catches on, think of the stuff that could get a serious upgrade. Worth it for that potential alone, much less the nasty version..
Row Jimmy
April 18, 1987
Irvine Meadows

You lucky dog! Yeah, I've begin to notice that as I've ventured beyond the 70s. There are times it's good (far less exploration that sometimes goes nowhere), and times I miss it terribly (like the China > Rider from a few nights before, when the whole band is eating the tune alive). I guess I have to adjust my expectations, but this is good regardless of what I was expecting.
Sugaree
April 3, 1987
The Centrum

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