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Candyman
Nov. 13, 1972
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Passionate and poignant. Fantastic Fall 72 version.
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Black Peter
Oct. 18, 1980
Saenger Performing Arts Center

Stunning organ parts that take the song to a different level. Feels like I'm going down a lazy river without a care in the world.
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Weather Report Suite
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

Horns!! Let it Grow is already on here but the Whole suite needs love. When the horns come in you can't help but smile. Pure and beautiful.
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Friend of the Devil
Nov. 23, 1978
Capital Centre

Stunning version. Sung with lots of passion, and during the solo, Jerry lets Wolf run loose and lets her howl. Great version from a great show!

Comments

St. Stephen
April 27, 1969
Labor Temple

Sublime and beautifully played. Jammed out to sheer perfection. Do not overlook 60s Dead.
New Potato Caboose
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Magical. Widely inventive and freedom personified in sound. Imaginative musicianship right here. Phil gets a gold star.
Caution
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Off the rails. Might possibly be the best version I’ve ever heard. Absolutely relentless, viscous, and primal. An assault and attack on the senses that builds, and builds, AND BUILDS. Jerry traverses mountain tops before climbing too high and starts drifting away from our atmosphere plowing through hyperspace at light speed. Stupendously inventive rhythmic interplay between everyone. Mickey and Billy find their inner groove and absolute lay it down. The feedback section is the absolute stuff of legends. No return from this space, this train crash landed on a whole other planet leaving no survivors, only our souls to find their way back home. A brutal, nasty, electric carnival. A whirlwind of flashing colors that melts you to your core. Alarms flash, body and mind disintegrating. The unknown, the absolute edge of sound and music as we know it. Harmonious and Transformation near the end. Utter Annihilation. Another reason why I love the Grateful Dead.
The Eleven
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Definitive William Tell segment that transitions into some absolutely heavy psychedelic landscapes. Jerry leads the way with some blistering licks that channel the true essence of the song. Playing at the absolute edge of oblivion.
Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

The overtones bleeding out of Jerry's guitar before the jam begins absolutely makes this for me. This show has quickly become a top 5 for me because of the connections I've made with other people because of this Dutch Treat. A show I personally overlooked, I have now come to appreciate as one of the best of the year, and of all time. Lovely version that shoots you straight into the void with laser sharp precision.