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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

Stella Blue
Aug. 10, 1982
Iowa Fieldhouse - University of Iowa

This just brought me to tears. The vocal is especially moving.
The Eleven
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Yes, you may. I concur wholeheartedly.
The Music Never Stopped
July 3, 1978
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Just terrific. Phil really shines. One of the very best of the very many I've heard.
Ramble On Rose
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Thanks for the heads up. Keith's having a lot of fun on this, isn't he?
Stella Blue
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

The vocal is really delicate at times and deeply soulful, but getting the first line wrong stops it from being a perfect one. And there are one or two 'ouch, who did that?' notes played by someone here and there. Maybe I'm being too picky, though. It definitely deserves more love on the strength of the singing alone.
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