From DP 25, Opens show at New Haven. Takes no prisoners. Extra shot of Jerry heading in bridge jam. Kinda surprised it's not on a list of 90+ Straws

Shame on me for not submitting this earlier. Insane ripper to open 2nd set; Phil OWNS this version. Pause for nothing-- Listen NOW. Thank me l8r ;-)

Latvala from "Grate" Beyond reminds of his Winterland pick: The Best. Jer rips holes in Universe; Drummers pummel; Listen to "drive me BACK" line!

Possibly best-ever of the Brent era. Bob preaches fire & brimstone and Jerry shreds the living daylights out of every jam. Serious MUST listen version

A funk-laden but more laid-back, groovier vibe marks this excellent entry from Chicago. Notable for A+ vocals & harmonies and Bobby shines in end jam!

People. Please. For the love of Jerry, what is this masterpiece doing at less than a handful of votes? There is no doubt my mind this is THE best version of 1983 and you might as well launch it into the Top 10 of the whole damn decade while you're at it. You can't go & listen to this and hear Jerry stretch out the jams and just push each one higher in BOTH tunes and not come back and upvote this. Ya just can't. It even contains a belt it out "northbound train" shout from Garcia & the rest of the crew is right there at every step. Come on, this has gotta move up the board or we're just not paying enough attention.

I'm not a better writer than you but all I can say after spinning this one again is that it gets caught in that weird vortex of songs so plentiful (PITB was played more times in concert than any other Dead song) and with so many of those versions being excellent, that inevitably some will get overlooked and passed by. But logically, when you think about the time frame of this one, it begs to be heard because it's both a progression in scope from some of the Europe '72 versions and a precursor of the way out there let's explore psychedelia renditions to come in '74. Whatever the reason, I was guilty of not paying this one more attention, too, and it was an easy upvote when I did, thanks to your post! This three show run is extraordinary and as a microcosm example of the point I'm making here, 11/11 tends to overshadow the other two superb shows that preceded it and maybe this Playin' gets the short shrift again as a result. Gonna revisit the Eyes from this show next.

^^^^Sorry you feel that way. If it makes any difference I do think this version deserves an upvote regardless of where the Mosque version sits, even though I'd never say this is a #1 rendition. It's just very good and should be voted up. Oh, and it does blow 5-25-77 out of the water. Also, while I'm not accepting any campaign contributions at this time, I am forming an exploratory committee to test the waters for a possible run as new Heady Version tyrant in chief, a position I would use to smack down every undeserving #1 on this site and relegate it to a slot of my own choosing, beginning with the Swing Terrapin, the Hershey Park Shakedown, and just to spark true civil unrest, the Cornell Scarlet>Fire. If you ever feel like lightening up enough to join the administration, do let me know and I'll reserve a post for you to decide the best version of "Wave at the Wind".

One of those shows where nearly every song could get an upvote. Just pushed this one into double digits but it should be way higher. Flowing, flawless rendition with excellent Jerry vocals.

I think this show --a hiding in plain sight blazer-/is going to get a lot more deserved attention now that the Seamons matrix is on the scene. It really does bring out the pop in this show and this NFA is among the great rollicking versions of 1977, with a long groovealicious intro that picks up steam and funk as it progresses. Easy +1