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Me and Bobby McGee
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Beautiful solo; all else being equal that's what matters most...
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 2, 1987
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Watching that stream thing, this is really good
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Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 12, 1972
Winterland Arena

Beautiful version with great solo
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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 12, 1972
Winterland Arena

This might be the hottest Jerry ever, don't know why it's not on here yet
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Ramble On Rose
Oct. 27, 1972
Veterans' Memorial Hall

Tis a ripper
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

It's a cliche to say "they never play a song the same way twice," but this is vastly different from the previous outing (8/5). While the middle jam often has a headlong feel, here Garcia takes them into it with a lightly chopping emphasis on the backbeat, and the playing is delicate and finely wrought. Weir is a key player on the transition from his section to FG, at which point Lesh probably becomes the main man. One of the best of the year, without a doubt.
Stella Blue
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

I think this is the best pre-hiatus version. And it's huge that Jerry remembers all the words. See my comment on Morning Dew for why this is the best show of the year.
Dark Star
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Unless 2/24 or 5/14 are the best of the year....for a year with so few Dark Stars, they did some good ones. But this has a good case to make for itself. See Morning Dew comments for a brief case as to why this is the best show of the year.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

This is clearly the best one ever. See my comments on Morning Dew for a brief case for why this is the best show of the year. This smokes every 1977 version, by the way.
Morning Dew
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Look, objectively this is probably the best show of the year. Tally up the top drawer versions, and then find a show with as many. Dark Star is maybe best of year. Morning Dew here I think is best pre-hiatus, although of course that's arguable. Stella Blue I think is best pre-hiatus. WRS is as good as any, as is the remarkable China>Rider. 1/2 Step arguably best pre-hiatus. And Not Fade Away is clearly the best one ever. Even the best Me and My Uncle ever. Listen to Garcia throughout, and on his solo, and pay obeisance. I probably could go on, if I looked at the set list.
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