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Deal
Oct. 10, 1981
Stadt Halle

Incendiary second solo becomes delicate and beautiful before they build the final refrain.
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Deal
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

You can't compare 70s Deals w/ late 1980 onward. There's a four minute shredded 2nd solo on this one that wasn't a part of Deal in its 1st decade.
3
Deal
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is the first one with the second solo, revamped for the 15th anniversary.
7
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Pre rio grandeo is good, but there are two peaks post rio grandeo, one built off the other and the latter crashes into Franklin's Tower.
2
Stella Blue
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

A fluttery and lyrical solo after the bridge and then an autobiography of an outro. There is a video on YouTube.
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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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