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Friend of the Devil
June 24, 1976
Tower Theatre

Absolutely stunning. Top 5 version for sure. Should be better know. Laid back with great paino from Keith.
10
Deal
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Great version, IMO best bit of first set
14
St. Stephen
Feb. 22, 1969
Dream Bowl

Perfectly good '69 Stephen, and every other song in this concert is listed here as a top version !
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Drums
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Epic, legendry drum crescendo into The Other One
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Around and Around
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

Nice rocking version with good solos, and good recording, as good as many others here
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Comments

Dark Star
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Any news on the whale song investigation ? First whale song I remember was David Gilmour on Echoes (Meddle, October ‘71). The experts on that group call it “distorted sea-gull cries”, but it is whale song to me. According to legend he did this accidently after “connecting the leads to his wah-wah peddle the wrong way round”, but I would not know if that is b****cks or not. Is that possible ? Does it makes sense ?
I Know You Rider
Nov. 3, 1965
Golden State Studios

That reminds me of something Eric Clapton said when interviewed for a program about the 40th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster (1994 ?). He said that when he went to America (the second time in 1968 ?) he was told by everyone that he must go to a Grateful Dead concert, because they were “the best guitarists”. He went, and was not then impressed, he said he had thought “Who taught them to play ? The Kingston Trio ?”
Mama Tried
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Odd that the top Mama Tried has only 9 votes while the top Sing Me Back Home has over 30. I suppose it depends on whether you like your schmaltz to show a little balance, or just be totally OTT.
Samson and Delilah
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Not a favorite song of mine, but this is better than most, though not as good as Uni Dome. Worth having this concert in your collection, including this track.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Yes, I like Bob's deliberate wrong notes too. But I cannot vote for the DP 11 version as a top 5 as Jerry's guitar is in the closet next door.
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