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Friend of the Devil
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Excellent slightly different sounding version
24
The Other One
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Strong 30+ minute version
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Complete hidden gem, superb early version
11
Crazy Fingers
Sept. 21, 1982
Madison Square Garden

76' clearly best year for this tune; 1982 another excellent year for the song, 9/21 one of the best, Playin' > Crazy Fingers to open
3
Crazy Fingers
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

Good one in one of Brent's last shows
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Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Got this one entirely just recently after many many listens. It moves through several jaw-dropping themes, and has nice contemplative vibes, a relaxing version, one of mellow and coherent configuration. Lesh has some very nice opportunities to provide quality filling and soloing, he is on fire, drilling into the cosmos, shifting in and out of thoughtful chord patterns. In addition, the spacey section is a perfect companion to the exploratory band section, both are jazzy and excellent, all sections of this DS are noteworthy. This is a super sweet Dark Star and deserves everyones full attention.
Sing Me Back Home
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This is a fantastic emotive reading, incredibly heartfelt, the vocals are just absolutely on point, and Donna, although she gets such an awful rap is downright excellent in this version.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Truth! All above said it well, this is one of the best. Lyrics AND instrumentals sound just exactly perfect, sound quality is also a check. This version is worth it, should have more votes.
Sugaree
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Jerry takes his first solo into some uncharted territory, takes a detour and runs quick, pacing is great, and the way the band glides back into the verse out of soloing just needs to be heard. Then comes the second solo, powerful and angry, Garcia shreds this one through the roof, and yet again smoothly drifts back into the vocals, no doubt this version tops many in this month.
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