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Submissions

2
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Keith is fantastic throughout - gives this version the same vibe as some of Garcia/Saunders explorations during the same time period. Fun listen. #50
2
They Love Each Other
Aug. 20, 1983
Frost Amphitheatre

Sure there’s a couple lyric flubs, but Jerry delivers in a slight trippy fashion during this loping version. Love it
5
Little Red Rooster
Aug. 31, 1981
Aladdin Theater

Proudly submit this version. That Dusborne matrix gives this superb depth of sound. Brent’s Hammond solo is lively and strong, and Jerry’s lightning.
2
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

Surprised this one hasn’t been submitted already. Raucous version with Brent getting weirdly psychedelic for his calypso-like solo

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 4, 1979
Uptown Theater

China-> Rider: Unique version IMO of the transition jam; Jerry refuses to take the lead, and trails behind Brent - on point. The pocket sits between them on the way down to mellow, but interesting territory - if only they’d taken it up to a peak from dipping into the nothing…it sets an exploratory tone for the set.
Loser
Aug. 31, 1981
Aladdin Theater

Fantastic version, beautifully climactic peak, and the crowd greatly approves! Upvote - super underrated show.
Franklin's Tower
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

What this lacks in quantity as far as track length, it more than makes up for in quality of solo breaks and overall energy of the tune & crowd! Upvoted to 6 votes- deserves a few more IMO.
Black Peter
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

‘Peter’ has a bluesy swag to it instead of the slower, dirge-like crawls they’d deliver. Big fan. Show delivers - underrated - upvote.
St. Stephen
Feb. 27, 1977
Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara

The ‘St Stephen’ jam, before the coda drops us all into ‘NFA,’ is a gorgeous, thematic journey through what feels like an idyllic day along the coast of California - at least that’s what I see when I close my eyes. It’s probably a bit melodramatic to mention that this is the first ‘Stephen’ of the year 1977, the songs final year of being in normal rotation, but it seems noteworthy after hearing the beauty they reach on this evening.
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