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I Know You Rider
June 5, 1970
Fillmore West

Excellent stand-alone version, Jerry plays and sings a perfect tempo. Beautiful version, ethereal to say the least.
1
Black Peter
June 26, 1988
Civic Arena

Middle of the road show at best, but this Black Peter portrays a certain beautiful somber joy that just clicks along with the very slow tempo
11
Big River
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

One of the all-time great Big Rivers
24
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Frankly, I was quite surprised upon seeing this one had yet to be posted. A seamless and absolutely sick version
7
Jack Straw
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Garcia plummets deep to the final climax, a fairly quick but power packed rendition
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Comments

Terrapin Station
Sept. 18, 1991
Madison Square Garden

So many roads has so many heady version, great box set. Good 90's version, powerful jamming here.
New Speedway Boogie
June 24, 1995
RFK Stadium

Good, for latter day versions. On a pretty bad night musically for the band--comparatively to other shows throughout their history-- this speedway is the one shining highlight. Jerrys guitar was on and in the zone during this version, and cemented a sort of belief that a comeback from Jerry would be possible, but impossible at the same time. This in my opinion, was the best version since the breakout in 91'
The Other One
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Always love the psychedelic western sandwiches the guys can come up with. Just speaks to the awesome creativity and not scared of shit attitude this band had. They did not give a damn if it wasn't being done elsewhere. Taking risks is the way to find what works and what doesn't work-- musically. This band certainly knew that, and therefore took the steps necessary to creating a musical situation where those risks were available for them to take. Country psychedelia is the perfect medium for a bunch of musicians occasionally on acid to play what ever suits them.
The Other One
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Awesome version, that finds a spot in the cosmic space, that every other one strives for. It not only finds the space, but expands on it and flips it into a visual masterpiece. This is one of my favorites.
The Other One
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

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