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Bertha
Sept. 7, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheater

Soulful, melodic soloing, with Phil interweaving with bombs. On the AUD (Charlie Miller) Phil is clearly audible, its thunder. Certified grade A.
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Mexicali Blues
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Cowboy western polka at its finest
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Morning Dew
June 29, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Powerful and forceful; Rising and falling, opening; Shattering, weeping; Closing and crashing.
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The Other One
June 29, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Tearing a hole in the mind, spinning and drilling right into the cortex; Feel the pulse, the synergy; The twilight zone
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Shakedown Street
March 2, 1981
Cleveland Music Hall

Smooth and funky; Garcia's tone is just right; Lesh is cruising; very strong opener.
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Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Got this one entirely just recently after many many listens. It moves through several jaw-dropping themes, and has nice contemplative vibes, a relaxing version, one of mellow and coherent configuration. Lesh has some very nice opportunities to provide quality filling and soloing, he is on fire, drilling into the cosmos, shifting in and out of thoughtful chord patterns. In addition, the spacey section is a perfect companion to the exploratory band section, both are jazzy and excellent, all sections of this DS are noteworthy. This is a super sweet Dark Star and deserves everyones full attention.
Sing Me Back Home
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This is a fantastic emotive reading, incredibly heartfelt, the vocals are just absolutely on point, and Donna, although she gets such an awful rap is downright excellent in this version.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Truth! All above said it well, this is one of the best. Lyrics AND instrumentals sound just exactly perfect, sound quality is also a check. This version is worth it, should have more votes.
Sugaree
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Jerry takes his first solo into some uncharted territory, takes a detour and runs quick, pacing is great, and the way the band glides back into the verse out of soloing just needs to be heard. Then comes the second solo, powerful and angry, Garcia shreds this one through the roof, and yet again smoothly drifts back into the vocals, no doubt this version tops many in this month.
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