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The Eleven
April 23, 1969
The Ark

Includes a short but sweet "There Is a Mountain" Jam
8
Scarlet Begonias
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

So many great stand-alone Scarlets in '76, but this one, from the Download Series Vol. 4, deserves a mention.
10
Comes A Time
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Comes out of Crazy Fingers quite nicely.
16
Keep Your Day Job
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

Rockin' version that comes out of a shredding Let It Grow. Fuck you hippies!
3
Good Lovin'
May 7, 1980
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Ends the second set, so you know BobStar is going to bring the goods loving!
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Comments

Throwing Stones
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

The booming, venue-shaking percussion hits really suit this song.
Box of Rain
Nov. 1, 1970
Waly Heider Studios

Unbroken Chain? Actually, you could make an argument that the Grateful Dead never did justice to any of Phil's songs. Maybe that's why he's been so incredibly motivated post-Jerry.
Deal
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

It all went downhill from here...
Big River
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

It's one of my favorite transitions in the entire Grateful Dead live canon. It's one of my goto examples when I want to demonstrate what the Dead could do that other bands can't.
Mind Left Body Jam
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

aka the "Mud Love Buddy Jam" from Dozin' At the Knick. Not sure why they had to give it a different name. Either just for fun, or a legal songwriting credits thing.
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