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5
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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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

I added my vote, because the version is so good (moving right into "El Paso"), and because the whole show needs some love.
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

I'll have to check out that matrix though...
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

There's a reason this is #1. The band hits it right off the gate (I have an AUD that sounds better than my SBD, and you can hear the whistle blowing). Jerry and Phil are both great, and the bops to dark unexpected places revitalize the main jam. They keep it up.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

This is one of my favorite "Scarlets" from this run. Jerry is inventive and seems to be exploring new parts of the fretboard. And I liked Donna on this run as well (I hear a real "Dark Side of the Moon" thing in her vocals on this version), but they flub the transition into "Fire" just a tiny bit, and the "Fire" is seems a bit too slow. I know it's nitpicking, and we're all lucky to have a month of killer versions of this song. Also some inventive playing over the outro material, but IMHO, Cornell and Tuscaloosa have this one topped.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

and that was BEFORE the great interplay on the transition into "Fire" (which is different, but still all time). (edit:) This is just unbelievably good, and as everyone else has remarked, so different.
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