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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

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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