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5
Ramble On Rose
Oct. 26, 1971
The Palestra, U. of Rochester

One of the earliest live versions ever and boy oh boy is Jerry into it. Belts out the lyrics. Quick tempo & a real joy to hear!
14
Hey Pocky Way
March 28, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Weird how little folks seem to care at all about this tune. I love it & Brent does the Neville Bros. proud w/this version--as good as it gets.
5
Eyes Of The World
May 5, 1978
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College

First there were only AUDs available, but now that a sweet CM SBD is up you oughta check out this sweet '78!
18
Bertha
Oct. 22, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Rippingly good early version with Keith way out front. Jerry and the whole crew rock it hard!
3
Row Jimmy
Oct. 28, 1985
Fox Theater

Great cadence to this one and some cool reverb effects lend a trippy mesmerizing feel to this fine entry from the Fox. Get the CM SBD source.

Comments

Row Jimmy
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

Stunning. I had no idea there was a '74 version with such stretched-out Garcia soloing...always looked to '77 and '78 for that...but this has a first Garcia break that is like spacey-sweet and gorgeous. Thanks for the tip on this one.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

From DP Vol. 5...superior contributions from Brent and an absolutely sublime solo in the mid-section by Jerry...a version both sweet and scintillating.
Terrapin Station
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Sorry, fellas, but there was NO Terrapin played on this night. Great "Help>Slip>Franklin's", "Ship of Fools", and "Comes A Time", though!
Terrapin Station
March 15, 1990
Capital Centre

Agreed. The Mock Turtle Jam alone is worth the price, etc. Outstanding version.
Terrapin Station
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Blob- It IS certainly pretty; definitely noteworthy; I just am amazed at how often it appears as a "best ever" when Terrapin discussions come up. Now back to our regularly scheduled song listings ;-)