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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Every bit the equal of Cornell. 8/24/80 still has a better solo, but this is 1977 y'all.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Perfect, with some filthy guitar in the outro.
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Scarlet Begonias
June 12, 1984
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

1984 audience only standalone Scarlet (touch) at Red Rocks. Great solo, excellent transition.
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Ship of Fools
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

10 minutes, on YouTube and worth a peek in b/w scarlet>bucket and terrapin.
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Hell in a Bucket
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Out of Scarlet Begonias to open the second set, with some teases of the song in the transition.
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Comments

Shakedown Street
Sept. 12, 1981
Greek Theater

My new favorite. I just listened to this show because some were talking about the setlist, which is quite good. Jerry backs off here around the 8 minute mark and builds it back in to a great band moment. I will revisit this one.
New Potato Caboose
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

I bought this in the fall of 1995. Every time I hear it, suddenly the leaves are turning and the days are getting shorter - no matter what the time of year. This one is burned so deeply into my unconscious that I don't think I could objectively describe it. It's more of a life experience than a grateful dead song.
The Other One
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

This is how you introduce a song when you submit it. This version of the O1 really cannot be divorced from its immediate neighborhood. In addition, it's clear that the person who submitted this actually listened to the damn song.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 10, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is a good pick. This show was recently on John Henrikson's Deadpod. There's more, great music from October 1980 than you can say of most other months.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the greatest United States Blues. Giant, fat barre chords, ominous sounding bass lines and Bobby destroys one of the later verses on the slide. Jerry Garcia murders the guitar and steals your wife.
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