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Terrapin Station
Oct. 18, 1978
Winterland Arena

Stoned vibes; Garcia trails off on lyrics, mellow distant guitar; thus creating a delicate and mystical vibe, delicacy is cracked in strong outro jam
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Terrapin Station
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Powerful outro jamming
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Morning Dew
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Inspired Dew, check Phil bombs and the powerful lead to the final refrain, very good version from a consistently solid March/April 89' tour
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Big River
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Check this
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 22, 1987
Hampton Coliseum

Sugar Mag>Scarlet>Fire to open 2nd set, direct clean and polished
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Comments

Row Jimmy
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

Serene and moving. Absolutely love Jerry's solo going into "Broken heart" verse. You can tell Garcia likes playing this song. Nearly every version has very emotionally sung lyrics.
Bertha
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

Good call, I wholeheartedly agree with your above statement. This whole run is the epitome of consistency, this Bertha is deserving.
Candyman
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Defines the essence of what makes this song work. Quiet at times, loud at others, but emotive throughout. The emotion is palpable and coherent. A clear and near perfect rendition.
Dark Star
Oct. 25, 1969
Winterland Arena

This is the pinnacle of 69 DS. Underrated for no clear reason. Should be voted up immediately. Mesmerizing and exploratory, stays focused the whole time. Excellent DS
Black Peter
Sept. 25, 1981
Stabler Arena

This black peter indeed has an excellent outro. Probably deserves more votes. Im going to have give the nod for best of 81' to 12/3/81, however, 81' was prime for Black Peter. This is a good version and is certainly worth checking out.
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