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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

The last halfstep of '76. After Rio Grandeo everyone including the crowd gets into it. The source is a B+ AUD.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Topical
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Ship of Fools
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Timely
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Franklin's Tower
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

Different types of solos at each turn: straightaway, Listen-to-the-music-play, spacey, bluegrassy
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Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

This one is fiery, especially the solo, in the vein of 8/24/80, including a hint of a Delilah Jones growl.
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The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 31, 1977
Winterland Arena

The golden age of the song with YT video easily available. You don't have to look too hard to find underrated versions in this era.
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

This one has a spacey mid section and a cool, if understated outro without a lot of shredding. Garcia's playing is typical of these October and November '79 shows - a really sweet tone, but not as loud or out in front of the band as in '78 or '80. This is the MNS to go along with the long, spacey Franklin's Towers of that fall or like the Eyes of 11/5/79.
The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena

There is a Charlie miller board available for set one, so turn this one up for the mid section which is just scorching. I cannot say that I haven't heard better outros, but when you love something, youre willing to put these pieces together. The midjam ought to be heard by the heads who like that kind of thing.
The Music Never Stopped
July 3, 1978
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

I only knew this one as an AUD and this song was my top reason to get the '78 box - which I have avoided doing until today. This was everything I thought it would be and a little bit more. With a version this good out there, this one rates in the top 5 conversation. I loved the AUD for a long time, but I'll have a hard time going back to it now.
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 27, 1978
Golden Hall, Community Concourse

Spectacular mid section and a decent outro. This one deserves votes. Edit: I've rediscovered this one a couple of months later and I think it belongs somewhere around #5 on the list, give or take a few. It's way better than 4 votes. The linked source is not the best of the three.
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