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7
Greatest Story Ever Told
March 14, 1981
Hartford Civic Center

Best of the 80's or 90's, hands down. Picture perfect rendition: Vocals, jam fills, & finish.
6
The Other One
April 16, 1984
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Short but raging. Look beyond the length & enjoy for the fire within. Jerry attacks this from the get-go & it's awesome.
2
Truckin'
Dec. 12, 1993
San Diego Sports Arena

Anybody else hear a very distinctive riff of Steely Dan's "Black Friday" in the intro?
5
Sugar Magnolia
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Just listen & you will believe. End jam before SSDD is a tidal wave of sound & power & beauty. A true must hear.
7
Darkness Jam
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Just one jam theme among many. this should be called "Kitchen Sink" jam. Has so much & all so good
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Comments

Dark Star
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

Can't believe I only just experienced this. Garcia concocts an MLB while making his electric guitar sound like a bluegrass banjo in the final stanza and leads the rest of the gang on an exploration of improv jamming that must be heard to be believed. Rest of the half hour masterpiece aint too shabby either. Jazzy, mellow, but hard-driving in places...not too much dissonant noise distortion..but that final fury of bluegrass-infused jazz improv leading into AM Dew puts this one into legendary territory.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Segues nicely into a pretty killer Samson as well.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

New convert here. A notch above what used to be my #1 of 2/24/74...the jamming in this one beats Winterland by a nose.
Space
April 19, 1982
Baltimore Civic Center

If I had known this wasn't listed yet i would have done this sooner. No other Space in history has Bob and Phil quoting from Poe's The Raven, or laughing hysterically about going to the dentist. No to mention: "It was a dark and stormy night.......wasn't it?" Best...Space...EVER
Deal
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Needs more love & attention. As good as it gets, coming out of an equally epic LIG.
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