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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

Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Wonderful show– you can hear the band waiting for someone in the audience to yell out something they want to play, and they latch onto "DS" and move quick. Slow build (even with the loud guiro in the mix), with the wonderful ambience of those early 70s auditorium recordings. Great matrix of this!
Morning Dew
July 31, 1982
Manor Downs

Nice slow build, and some nice vocal work.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
July 31, 1982
Manor Downs

Holds a special place in my heart since it was one of my first tapes, but Garcia is ON the entire time. Listen to the crowd react as they know they are watching it go down.
Morning Dew
March 27, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

Jerry's voice draws you right in and holds you. The pacing is just right, building energy until Phil destroys your speakers and Jerry takes off. The rest of the band seems to be pushing along during the respite, but Jerry is not to be rushed, and he drags out the climax. Everyone is contributing. It's against received wisdom to pull for music from shows this late into the 90s, but you're missing out in this case, this is solid playing.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Absolutely. They're next on my list.
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