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Space
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

Seastones - this is a wild and moody one. Apparently had the crowd freaking out.
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Wharf Rat
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

Beautiful out of a wild Truckin > Jam > Mind Left Body.
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Mind Left Body Jam
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

Like all from 1974, very unique. Starts in a fast jam and slows the band down in a cool way
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 2, 1976
Riverfront Arena

They charge into this one just as the Other One is coming to a close. Some sloshy moments in the final SSDD jam but they bring it home for sure.

Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

This one sneaks up on you. One of my favorites of the year. In the final build up they achieve that thing you hear them do so well in the jam in something like Cumberland blues, where it’s like five genres at once flying along with glorious intensity.
Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

This one is the most epically beautiful thing. It’s got something special, and if you’re ever burnt out on the overly busy or chaotic ones, this is the one to come back to. There’s a calm power on that stage in NY on 9/19/1970. Perpetually tied for first place for me as a personal favorite. It’s sitting there with 4/8/72, 10/18/74, 5/4/72, and 11/8/69.
Space
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

I’m guessing you’re referring to the seastones? I agree completely if so. It’s very different from other seastones and it does sound like they’re playing with instruments not yet invented
China Doll
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Have to disagree with this being the tightest version or “perfect” - it’s a lovely version of the song, don’t get me wrong, but we get some funky moments / missed chords on this take. I feel like there are a few others from 74 with a tighter execution
Black Peter
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Wow I was expecting this one to be a lot higher. Brisker tempo than usual. Amazing Phil performance on this one, still processing our loss of Phil Lesh and was really moved by the bridge in this version. It’s just Phil and Jerry singing together. It’s also hard to seperate this individual song from the sequence that it’s apart of. He’s Gone > Caution Jam was just before Truckin, and then we get this Black Peter. Whole thing feels like a tribute to Pigpen, on their final run here… all stuck inside a sugar magnolia / SSDD sandwich lol
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