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Me and My Uncle
March 19, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Bill lays down possibly the tightest groove i've ever heard on this song, doesn't even need a flashy high energy solo to be a top tier version
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Looks Like Rain
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Beautiful version of a song that normally doesn't really captivate me, especially great because Keith is high in the mix like he deserves to be
4
Promised Land
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Super underrated version, as the song comes to a close Jerry is having none of it and does another insane solo
5
Bertha
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

A few flubs at the start, but they make up for it by playing for their life afterwards, crazy intensity

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Me and My Uncle
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

1972 was a great period for Me and My Uncle, and this may be the best one of the year, if not ever. Just listen to Keith's playing during the solo, he just steals the spotlight away from an already great guitar solo
Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

The landing on this really is comically bad, everybody begins playing their parts at different times and just when you think it has stabilized, Donna starts her wail way too early, resulting in a nice double wail for twice the fun. I fucking love this entire playin, easily a top 3 for me :)
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1973
Seattle Center Coliseum

My new favorite 1973 version, nice and slow and never really melts down. Especially Bob is playing some really cool stuff
Sitting on Top of the World
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

This one is truly weird, it seems like Bill calls the song and starts playing it out of the deep space and the rest of the band (especially keith) can't quite find the right key making the first 30 seconds super wonky, but then it all snaps into place and they blast off into a great version. This kind of stuff is why I love the grateful dead, they make a mistake but then use it to their advantage, almost like it wasn't a mistake but just a little musical detour
Chinatown Shuffle
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

Keith is playing really well all night but especially this solo on Chinatown Shuffle is nuts
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