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Mama Tried
Feb. 1, 1978
Uptown Theatre

Energy! Nice solo too.
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Brown Eyed Women
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

Awesome. Very elongated solo and some nice verse flourishes
1
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Not going to dethrone Veneta by any means but still a worthwhile spacey, concise, chilled out rendition. Some nice melodic chord jamming from Garcia.
1
Loser
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Was surprised to see this wasn't already here. Phenomenal solo from Jerry and some beautiful cascading keys courtesy of Keith
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Eyes Of The World
Dec. 17, 1978
Fox Theatre

Very subdued but staccato sounding solos if that makes any sense, pretty standardly great 78 version here
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Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

There will never be anything like this particular dark star. While many dark stars wander (not at all a bad thing), this one immediately feels like it has a set destination and several stops to make along the way. Once the shakers come in after the intro it immediately feels personal- and personal it is indeed, as evidenced by many of the other comments here.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Grendel, this one took a bit to grow on me, but you are absolutely right about this eyes along with this entire show. There's something about this particular performance that is absolutely unlike any other, especially during the first solo- some serious, serious magic here. The pace may take some getting used to but once it clicks it's unreal.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

This is probably the only eyes in the top 3 of this site that makes my personal top 3. Everything about this one is exactly perfect- the melodies are just pouring out and Jerry's phrasing is so, so creative. I also find that this one has the others beat in terms of just flowing as a complete song. Can't decide between this one and 11/30/73 as my all time favorite, but that's besides the point.
Eyes Of The World
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Eyes fans- you don't want to miss this one. Unique & elongated intro jam played at a very brisk tempo, really nice mix too. Blows my mind how many times they absolutely nailed this song.
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

For my money, this is the greatest eyes intro of all time. Jerry is seriously throwing out some one of a kind phrases, phrases that would never have occurred to me in any lifetime. This is a majestic rendition and it's bolstered even further by that incredibly bright and potent tone from Wolf. Easily one of my top 3 Garcia guitar tones
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