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JERRY BAND!

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Drums -> Space
April 27, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre

BEAM! Very trippy. This show is just amazing. Get the SBDMC>DAT>CDR source.
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Space
July 8, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Scary freaking version with ghosty Donna wails. Nice transition into a tear-jerking Wharf Rat.
2
Tennessee Jed
Aug. 20, 1983
Frost Amphitheatre

Just exactly perfect version with crisp Jerry leads and Reading Rainbow tone on Brent's piano. Superior '83 playin'.
7
Liberty
March 11, 1993
Rosemont Horizon

An expert rendition. Jerry is using his crispy Rosebud tone. The band is tight, and Jerry sings it beautifully. My favorite latter-era tune.
3
Samson and Delilah
June 12, 1976
Music Hall

Hair-raising 1st set opener. Phil is all over his fretboard. A unique performance with a lot of thick piano work from Keith. Driving drummers!
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Comments

Morning Dew
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

I think there are many, many strong versions of Dew throughout the years, but we can't really get much better than the '74 Dews, can we? The Year of the Dew? Epic Phil bass chords, and crystalline Garcia vocals. Wolf solos, etc. There may be one or two from the summer that compare with this, but taken in whole with the Dark Star before it, this makes for a superb Dew. The outro jamming is very cohesive and well thought out.
Black Peter
Jan. 2, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

Can't believe this isn't higher. Jerry and Bobby do some really unique interplay here, and Jerry's solos are not standard.
Gloria
Nov. 3, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

Jerry's harmonies are great here.
Drums -> Space
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Surprised this one isn't higher. This was always a definitive version for me. "Drums" is out of this world. The birds get me every time.
He's Gone
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Wow, this one is all the way down here, huh. 1 vote. A 14+ minute "He's Gone" as the second song in the first set, in Feb. '73 . . . Probably nothing to see here.
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