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Terrapin Station
Feb. 14, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Center

Jerry screws up the lyrics on Lady With a Fan, but overall this is a pretty good version. The outro jam is pretty unique also.
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Catfish John
March 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

From GarciaLive 1. Very funky with very good vocals from Jerry. Give it a listen!
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Mama Tried
Feb. 14, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Center

Not a very special version, but has some good vocals. Not too rushed either.
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Big River
Feb. 14, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Center

It was very rare for the Dead to play a slow River in the 80s, but this is almost ‘74 speed! Love it!
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Day Job
Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Great version of Day Job coming out of the quintessential Hell in a Bucket. This song has an early Beatles vibe that I really dig.
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Eyes Of The World
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

I really enjoy how slow this Eyes is. Very surprising since they had began playing this song faster and faster every tour post hiatus before this. Love the opening solo, and it just gets better and better as it goes on. Great version
Feel Like A Stranger
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Love the opening where Jerry uses the effect he uses for Space instead of the usual sound he goes for. Love it
Looks Like Rain
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

This LLR is great! I definitely prefer 80s versions over 70s versions(except for the ones from 72 with Jer on pedal steel). The coda is great with Weir’s emotional vocal jam and Jerry’s moving guitar tone & riffs. One of the best
Bird Song
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

Yeah, the sound on the Dave’s Picks version is incredible. It definitely puts you there and it’s great. As far as this Bird Song goes, it’s one long party from front to end. The vocals are on point, and the jam is crazy good. You can hear the audience whoopin and hollerin at the peak, and it lands back into the chorus so nicely. Great version. They must’ve liked it so much they reference it in the He’s Gone jam in the second set
Shakedown Street
Dec. 5, 1979
Uptown Theater

I’ve really fallen in love with this version. It is very laid back, and the vocals are nice. This is what I imagine a 1976 Shakedown would be like if they played it that year. I love both the vocal and regular jam in this version. Heady!
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