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China Cat Sunflower
June 5, 1969
Fillmore West

Pure psychedelic pop bubbles up over the top and into Sittin on Top.
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Bird Song
Aug. 3, 1994
Giants Stadium

Yes, the rest of the show is pretty poor, and a good bit of this meanders, but once they dial it in it has O1-like intensity.
5
Terrapin Station
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Another long jam in the outro. Shades of Rider (a theme at this run), and JG staying on for most of Drums.
4
Eternity
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Not the most exploratory version, but very tight. BW on acoustic.
5
Playin' In The Band
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Weird atypical version where a good bit of the jam is just BW and the drummers, playing themes that sound like song ideas. Worth hearing.
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Comments

Estimated Prophet
July 8, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Agree that this is one of the best ever, and the first version which I loved. The way that the band seems headed for Eyes, then veers (a bit roughly) into the Other One is still pretty thrilling.
Eyes Of The World
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

While I wouldn't necessarily call this the greatest Eyes of all time - though it is very good - it does paint a good picture of this iteration of the song. All the elements are there: strong solos in the main part, the Stronger Than Dirt changes, some jamming afterward, and a great space meltdown into Stella at the end. And all are executed pretty well.
Morning Dew
Oct. 8, 1989
Hampton Coliseum

Very, very strong version, underrated. JG's vocals are excellent and the climax is very powerful but also tight. (I far prefer it to 9/18/87, which is a good comparison version).
Morning Dew
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Great version, unique because of David Crosby's contributions on guitar, which give it a very folky feel.
The Other One
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Lesh's solo out of the drums is one of my favorites of all time: he seems to have the clearest idea of where he is going, not always the case in his bass/drum duets in this era.
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