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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Great Year, Great Tour, Great Show, Great Song. Tight as fuck version following a china cat tease.
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Sugaree
Sept. 2, 1980
Community War Memorial Auditorium

One of the tightest versions I have ever heard. I would place this towards the top. Jerry is in the zone, this really is a killer version. No lies.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

They really bring the hammer down on this one. Tight and hot version, the drummers especially lead the breakdown into the witchita line perfectly
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Mister Charlie
Aug. 5, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Definitely overlooked because of the monster that came the night after, but in fact this is a really hot version.
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Drums
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

High energy Drums < Jam. The drums are awesome with some fantastic energy, but the real highlight is this unbelievable jam following the drums.

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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

They must have moved some tectonic plates with this fucking thing. HUGE bridge jam coherently hits two huge peaks, this is up there with 11/6, 11/5, 5/7, it might be the best however.
Me and Bobby McGee
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Very strong version, #1 for sure.
Morning Dew
March 27, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

Garces, i've seen you throw some sugar on this version, so I decided to check it. Have to say, not a big 94' listener, but this version turned out good. Not good-- actually great, I could see it holding on tight with a lot of the powerful out of the cosmos rocking 60s, 70s, and 80s versions. Garcia goes berserk to close in on the final refrain, talk about giving it your all. Truly exemplifies the longevity of Garcia guitar wise, one night he looks sounds fatigued, next night he'll pull something like this Dew out, the magic was always there, however, some nights it was subdued, maybe appearing in only a couple songs, on this night for sure the magic was there in this Dew.
Dark Star
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

There seems to be a cast of psychedelic darkness across this version. Wherever it goes you can feel the deep dark vibes emanating from the collective interplay of the band. Meanders but in a focused manner, never losing sight of direction. Feeling groovy jam is also perfectly integrated. This is a real DS, heavy stuff.
Me and Bobby McGee
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Lesh is flying on this one