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SlowlyTooFades

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Stagger Lee
June 18, 1995
Giants Stadium

The jam at the end goes on for a good long time, and Garcia really builds up the feeling. Pity the rest of the show - my last - was pretty bad.
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Truckin'
Oct. 9, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Whereas most versions from this period depend on bombast, this is a fairly well-explored take. Classic sequence of Truckin>O1>Dew.
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Jack Straw
Sept. 26, 1991
Boston Garden

Awesome, eneretic version. The "big-7" ensemble really gets a chance to shine on this one. BH adds vocals.
9
Cumberland Blues
Oct. 21, 1983
Worcester Centrum

A nice long version: urgent as always, but there is a certain sense of relaxed pace to it.
5
One More Saturday Night
March 14, 1982
Recreation Hall - University of California

Great placement: first song of the set, since they'd forgotten to play it the night before.
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Comments

St. Stephen
Oct. 31, 1971
Ohio Theatre

We became familiar with this because of Dick's Picks #2. But it was amazing that a jam like this had been, basically, unheard. Keith stepping up, and the middle section goes on and on.
St. Stephen
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Very intense in the break with TC on organ you have the contrast of 1969 with the sound of 1971. Lesh is essential here.
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Short and simple version, recalling '68, but with the added wisdom of time. A nice summary of where the band was in 1971 with reference to earlier material. And from a really good, oft-ignored show.
Truckin'
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

The edited version on E72 made me a fan for life: no turning back!
Playin' In The Band
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

One of the best examples of JG's use of wha-wha for those great high-register sounds. Parts of it are just "twinkling" - excuse the flowery language!
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