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St. Stephen
June 21, 1969
Fillmore East

Phil joyously expresses himself on this. A gun shot is heard on this one signaling a jam, and the William Tell Bridge is really well played. Excellent
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Space
June 20, 1974
The Omni

Sandwiched between Truckin’ and Eyes, this jam takes me to checkerboard floors and red curtains. Deserves its own place. Unique Jerry lines.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
June 20, 1974
The Omni

I adore any version of this tune. This one is particularly joyful and full of life.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 15, 1969
Lanai Theater

Bouncy as it is lysergic. Unique phrasing from Jerry. Everybody’s vocals are on. The Rider is some pure country fried jamming if I’ve ever heard it.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

This is The Dead at peak performance level. Cataclysmic version. Everyone is ON. Explorative and not a beat missed. Easily top 5 of 69.
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Comments

Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Great pick Carrion. Love that you can hear very clearly the new direction the band is taking here. I love how encouraging the crowd is on this one as well, little "woos" for a sharp Jerry lick here and there, solid solid version that goes into an all timer of a Hard to Handle.
Brokedown Palace
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Giving me chills. Goosebump inducing version. What mature songwriting. To put into perspective how they sounded a year earlier, they have matured as musicians so fast in such a short amount of time. I love 71 for how raw it can be. Hits different.
Bertha
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Lovely Bertha Opener! check out Keith on this.
Mister Charlie
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Silky smooth. Blistering licks all throughout which makes this song so fun to listen to.
Dark Star
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Happy Anniversary to this astounding Dark Star. My personal favorite of all time, and one of the finest displays of this bands jamming abilities I’ve ever heard to this day. Goes there and back again, and then some. A dark jazzy ride that goes into some dark spaces and fires right back into the cosmos like a Phoenix. Give this version some more love and give it a spin today!
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