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Eyes Of The World
May 4, 1979
Hampton Coliseum

Fast and energetic with some really inspired moments, despite harsh keys sound.
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The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

Groovy encore, lyrics nailed.
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Row Jimmy
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

Great vocals from all and the solos are really sweet. Lesh is all over this and the reggae ending is nicely handled. Whole gig's a good 'un.
10
Uncle John's Band
Sept. 29, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Encore with crazy drumming, Weir's guitar nice and high in the mix, and Garcia relentless. Vocals are pretty good too.
9
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Heartfelt version with great vox in the middle of a storming first set.
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Comments

When Push Comes to Shove
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

+1 Adam. He's really committed, isn't he?
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Shame about that cut.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Damn, that's good. Only 7 minutes in and my mind is blown. Should I be worried about the forthcoming rap? Now 17 minutes in and even a drunk Grace Slick can't possibly ruin it.
Morning Dew
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

My favourite of all the 77 Dews. Gorgeous and devastating.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

This brings the funk. It's less metronomic and more dynamic than Cornell. I've just made a 74-track 1977 playlist for car journeys to and from gigs (no song repeats but omitting Looks Like Rain and Passenger 'cause however well they're performed, I just don't get them) and I didn't have to think twice about which Dancing to use...
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