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Tennessee Jed
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Builds to a nice climax after some interesting lines from Garcia. Whole show is worth a listen.
4
Truckin'
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Ends a great Set II sequence. Listen to the drummers play along with the whistle blower in the audience!
4
Drums -> Space
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

If this had been tracked along with the preceding "Playin,'" everyone would have said "of course." This whole second set is killer.
4
Playin' In The Band
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Exploratory version right out of "Terrapin." Donna sounds great, and Phil leads the jam.
8
Terrapin Station
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

The transition into the "Terrapin Station" material is particularly strong, with powerful playing from Keith.

Comments

Pretty Peggy O
April 14, 1978
Cassell Coliseum - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wow. This might be my new favorite. Jerry's vocals are a little wobbly at times, but he's singing with passion, and the band is dialed in.
Unbroken Chain
March 19, 1995
The Spectrum

Jam Base has some cool clips from Lesh's monitor feed from two days before: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/121093/Flashback-Grateful-Dead-Debut-Unbroken-Chain-In-Philadelphia
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

How has no one mentioned Brent's organ part before the first verse yet?!?
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Yes. And that AUD sounds great.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 14, 1991
RFK Stadium

This was worth it for the 2 minutes listed as "tuning" on the AUD I've been pitching elsewhere, but was less tuning and more a 2 minutes slow exploratory introduction to a "Help > Slip > Frank" of beauty.