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The Wheel
Oct. 30, 1977
Assembly Hall - Indiana University

A crisp version with a PITB jam outro before Wharf Rat.
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And We Bid You Goodnight
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

About 3 minutes before Alligator ends, there is a really aggressive run through we bid you goodnight.
6
Mountain Jam
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

15.5 minutes after Alligator begins, or at the 5:00 mark of the 2nd "Alligator" there is a mountain.
4
Mountain Jam
Dec. 12, 1980
Swing Auditorium

It's just one "First there is a mountain, then there is a mountain and then there is" in the CCS>IKYR transition.
5
Sugaree
May 2, 1981
The Spectrum

The 2nd solo is great. Nothing never heard before, but constructed perfectly.
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Comments

He's Gone
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

I had a copy of this version for 15 years before I found what the date of it was. The wahs on the intro are bold strokes and unique ones. This one is good.
He's Gone
May 6, 1981
Nassau Coliseum

The part at the end where Bob sings "He's Gone" (the title of the song) while Jerry simultaneously sings and plays the lines "nothing gonna bring him back" on his guitar would rate this one in the discussion for best ever even if the jam that followed weren't top notch.
Bird Song
Oct. 22, 1983
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

I just gave it a listen Cucamonga - this is my kind of thing. I'm mostly stuck in the period between the hiatus and the coma and this one registers with everything I like. Jerry's tone and playing are crystal clear and the rest of the band lays down an ethereal background that the best dead songs achieve. Those ethereal moments - the scarlet transition, the brief section after lady with a fan in Brent era Terrapins, for example - those are the transcendent moments for me, where I can step back and think about the nature of reality while the music plays the band. Those are the moments that keep me listening.
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Perfect description in the post. This version is pristine - and the video makes clear how anomalous this version (and show) is. The big guy is in trouble in October 1984.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

This is the top for me. I dont want to get any higher on this song and I'll have to move on.
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