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St. Stephen
May 6, 1970
Kresge Plaza - MIT

The jam during this blows me away every time. Pure psychedelic bliss. An argument could easily be made that this is the definitive version.
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Easy Wind
April 4, 1971
Manhattan Center

Powerful and driving blues jam, with a unique ending. Garcia tears this one up, and Lesh provides a great hollow bass sound.
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Nobody's Fault But Mine
May 20, 1973
U.C.

Off the rails, intense blues jamming.
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Eyes Of The World
April 8, 1991
Orlando Arena

Relaxed, controlled, and tight. Garcia owns this one.
5
New Minglewood Blues
May 19, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

Insane early version. Weir goes off on the vocals, and there is some energetic old time Dead jamming.
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Comments

Me and My Uncle
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

Do they come together or what! Garcia's solo is tight and smoking.
Black Peter
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Great one, very dark.
The Other One
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Every song in this show was nailed. One of the best ever. Certainly top 5 for the fantastic year of 1971. Not to discount the awesome achievements in November, August, and April. This show here at the Hill Auditorium can hold up with the best of them. This Other One, by the way has Keith playing some mind-blowing stuff. Practically steals the spotlight from Garcia, and hey, thats no easy task. Very rare, and Keith really was the only member who ever consistently (before his decline in 78) had the potential to steal the spotlight from Garcia's eloquent phrasing.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Im in agreement here, i'll give this a vote.
Playin' In The Band
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Really overlooked performance, in fact very good. This Playin' never has a dull moment, superb playing. This is up with the best of them.
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