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Drums -> Space
Dec. 31, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Jerry and Bobby create a beautiful space before TOO. A conversation in strings. Billy and Mickey create primal, carnivorous music. Hunting music.
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Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

What a crown jewel Pretty Peggy O can be. A truly tender version that washes away all my worries. These 74 versions are quite special.
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Me and My Uncle
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

The Dead take the Parisians through a cowboys surrealist day dream. Check out how both Keith and Jerry are utterly locked into the music.
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El Paso
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Blossoms and blooms like a shining red rose. I really love the energy for this show.
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Ship of Fools
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

1974 and Ship of Fools go together like peanut butter and jelly. Full of emotion. They're really giving their all in this.
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Dark Star
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

Stunningly epic, that second jams will have me coming back again, and again, and again, and…you get the picture. Super cool meltdown with a very early tiger jam. Seriously the jam after is some heady stuff. Jerry chugs and slashes his guitar signaling the transition into another space which is primal and ferocious in nature. Cool witchy moments too. Love this Dark Star and this show.
Samson and Delilah
Dec. 11, 1979
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

Takes you right to church. Brent is preaching to the almighty, and his contributions are incredible and add some new layers to this ever changing music. Especially from 79-81 there was a ferocity in his playing that was so unique. His organ work is unbeaten. Great version.
Shakedown Street
Dec. 11, 1979
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

Crazy that this version is only now in the double digits. This is up there with the best of the best. Genuinely electrifying that shoots down your nervous system and gets in your bloodstream. Brent is really finding his footing and you can hear how his contributions really shape the bands new sound at this time. Also Phil, the master of earth, out here causing tectonic shifts on this one.
Franklin's Tower
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

The Devil’s in the details. Listen for yourself and get caught under its spell. Pure magic. a dance with the stars. I love how well I can hear Bobby on this and that his contributions are creative and inventive.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

Audio is a little crazy but if you’re able to get past that, this would be the definition of Diamond in the rough. A stunning Rio Grande section to transition into a spiritual Franklins. This is awesome and beautifully played. The band was on fire that night.
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