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Brokedown Palace
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

Soulful and heartfelt. Version is marred by nasty cut, but is still one of the best ever.
3
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

Torn and Ripped apart!!! Holy shit these guys were on fire, how much more energetic can this song possibly be!
7
Dark Star
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

After repeated listenings this Dark Star has started to sound masterful. Mind-blowing interplay between Keith, Jerry, and Phil, advanced exploration
4
Deal
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

Super emotional solo, and intense powerful leads, make this my favorite pre 76' Deal
5
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Each piece is played to masterful heights. Pretty damn good version for 84' coasts into a rocking jack straw

Comments

Turn On Your Love Light
March 24, 1970
Pirates World

Crow you deserve the same recognition. Thanks, friend.
Dark Star
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

A mellow cat, hard charging into a blissful transition through a groovy MLB back again into the slinky bounding of an approaching rider flying down through the blistering heat of a colorado freight train-- a deep groove cooks this Rider, until you know it well, and when it concludes the pair has already punched you head first into oblivion.
Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Edit to my previous comment, Carrion_Crow has found my mistake. In-fact I was made confused by the lack of listing on setlist.net, as it turns out from multiple places, including the Archive, it seems that the Early show that took place on 2/14 included a Lovelight. The setlist.net I presume does not account for the early show. My apologies, guys.
The Other One
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Phil and Jerry trade notes and space is entered with tripodial aliens bounding with massive steps. Garcia drags this fatal space into a tiger where the forest shakes. The dimensions coalesce into a slipknot before the space expands again into the verse. Gets deep.