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Terrapin Station
Oct. 30, 1990
Wembley Arena

My only chance to make it to a Dead show and I blew it. Wish I'd been there for this majestic version.
6
Stella Blue
June 30, 1984
Indianapolis Sports and Music Center

Jerry compensates for flubbing the middle-8 lyrics with a subsequent solo of great beauty. Apart from said fuck-up, this is a really lovely version.
4
Playin' In The Band
June 9, 1984
Cal Expo

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Bird Song
May 7, 1984
Silva Hall, Hult Center

Brent's quite high in the mix and you can really appreciate what he's doing behind the solos. Swings and rolls along nicely.
4
Loser
May 4, 1979
Hampton Coliseum

Aching and emphatic. Brent and Jerry really starting to gel.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

Ur-Dead.
Brokedown Palace
Sept. 26, 1980
Warfield Theater

Jerry's singing. Bugger me, that's some beautiful stuff. I was tearing up. Hadn't heard it before and it's now my favourite.
Loose Lucy
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

Really soulful.
Black Peter
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

Deserves more love. Jerry was really on it all through this show.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

Clatters along relentlessly and swings like almighty fuck.
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