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Bertha
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University
Sweet bass drop-ins by Phil on intro; extended Garcia solos in bridge jam; very intense and fun
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Jack Straw
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University
There are longer versions, but none has a better bridge jam than this one. My favorite version ever--must listen!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena
Hard-charging drumming from Billy leads the way. Best MLB jam in this pairing I've ever heard. Hard to believe it wasn't listed yet.
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Cassidy
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden
Intense build-up jam, perfect touch-down. Weir absolutely nails it. My favorite version all-time
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Shakedown Street
Jan. 10, 1979
Nassau Coliseum
Laser-focused, perfect rendition, start to finish. Super-funky with awesome Jerry fuzz-guitar, rock-blues jamming post-vocals
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Not Fade Away
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre
Encore version from a grossly overlooked '76 masterpiece of a show. Phil and the drummers take no prisoners.
Scarlet Begonias
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions
Time I upvoted this & could go through most of the show doing so, one of my top 3 faves of 1974. Just a real crisp standalone here, not ultra-expanded but with a great burst of energy from Garcia in the heart of the jam.
Cassidy
April 19, 1987
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Underrated version & show.
Playin' In The Band
March 22, 1972
Academy of Music
This is a gem that may have gone unnoticed for a long time for lack of a quality SBD but there's a Charlie Miller reworking that brings this forth in all its brilliance. As stated this one has that "Ace" album feel to it but it's expanded well beyond that thanks to Jerry who decides to keep the space vibe going well after Bob & the rest of the band appear headed into the reprise. Bob clearly starts playing it about 7 mins. in and Jer's having none of it. Soon the rest of the band is following Jerry back into the jam and going all in before they all have a meeting of the minds about 5 minutes later and bring home the rejoin as a flawless thing of beauty. This one is going directly into high rotation and is an easy +1.
Stella Blue
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena
Thanks to Darkstar67 for recommending the Dusborne Matrix. Haven’t listened to Dozin in a while and should have upped this previously. Just took it for granted I guess but the matrix brings it alive in a new way...coolest thing is you can hear how quiet the crowd goes, totally absorbed in Jerry’s beautiful reading. You miss that crowd feel on the official release. Top 3 all time version.
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