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Dark Star
June 14, 1991
RFK Stadium

My first one. Missed the bustouts at Hampton '89 and RFK '90, but this one was huge...actually, the whole show was pretty colossal!
4
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Jan. 16, 1970
Springer's Inn Portland

Jerry just nails this version to the wall coming out of a sick Eleven Jam. This one is special.
3
Alligator
Jan. 16, 1970
Springer's Inn Portland

Okay, the Alligator's kinda short, but I nominate the entire Alligator>Drums>Eleven Jam because it hasn't been talked about on here. Smokin'.
2
Dancin' in the Streets
Jan. 16, 1970
Springer's Inn Portland

"C'mon everybody get in a big long line and dance around now!" Absolutely primal Dead
4
Morning Dew
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

Towering Dew. Jerry just emotes all over the place! The Ripple gets all the love from this night, but the Dew is the climax and the real highlight.

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Sugaree
Dec. 28, 1978
Golden Hall, Community Concourse

Powerhouse '78 version...Jerry's WAY into it. Keith's late-era approach to the song has changed so much...he just pounds it out instead of ticklin'.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 9, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

LOVE this one! beautifully paced, crystalline solos
Eyes Of The World
June 20, 1974
The Omni

This one is a new discovery for me. This might actually be my #2...behind the one from two days earlier. Slipknot out of the outro jam...really jazzy and nice.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 13, 1994
Memorial Stadium

I was there. I remember not being all that impressed. Maybe it was the sound at these shows? The combination of Cutler's live mix and Jerry's new rig. Listening to the tapes, though...what I wouldn't give...
The Eleven
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

WOW. This one's a monster!
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