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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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Big River
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Like the breaking of a dam, this just flows at a truly ferocious pace. Jerry is relentless in his playing, the second solo will knock your socks off.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Any '74 version of this tune is a treat. Incredibly lovely with great Keith lines. Billy sways.
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Jack Straw
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Definitive for its time. The soundcheck gave us a preview, here's the full thing. Solid version.
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Mexicali Blues
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Just a damn near perfect performance. Shocked not to see this one submitted. One of MANY highlights from this show.
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Comments

Morning Dew
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Dew openers are a portal into something deep. This is no exception. Super psychedelic with a beautiful marching drum sound all throughout. Sets the tone for the entire show. Pure Armageddon fire and brimstone primal jamming. Deserves way more love.
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 16, 1977
Louisiana State U

Go listen, like now.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

I remember going on a trip to Dallas and as I was getting picked up, this was the first song I heard in the car. Afterwards they fired up Dark Star>El Paso 8/27/72. To this day, this Dancin’ has a special place in my heart because it was one of those jams that opened up my eyes to what the Dead could really do. Happy anniversary Cornell
Me and My Uncle
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Perfect. One of my favorites that's right up there with 4/24/72 for when I'm craving a MAMU sandwich.
The Other One
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Jerry's phrasing is SUBLIME. Like shooting stars across the sky. Long and lengthy can really be fun especially with this band, but sometimes the more dense jams pack in a lot more in many different and subtle ways. Gets deep and dark before MAMU. Ghastly and spacey. Jerry's literally wailing on the guitar. Love the Macabre vibe this has. Love that one of the audience members ask something a long of the lines of "what song are they doing?" during the spacey sections. One of many ground zeroes for the band to explore more territories in. WRS dances all along the re entry from MAMU. Stunning and dark. Infatuating version.
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