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Gimme Some Lovin'
Oct. 25, 1989
Miami Arena

Thunders and stomps mightily out of Space into a scorching Wharf Rat....
5
Beat it on Down The Line
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Garage band-Country-rock twang ridiculousness! Into a powerful Wharf Rat.........
1
Wharf Rat
Oct. 19, 1990
Internationales Congress Centrum

Out of a wicked Other One, into a rocking Around-SugMag!!! Great show!!!
9
Loser
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Fierce and fiery, like everything these 3 nights. From an all-time favorite show.
4
Estimated Prophet
Jan. 14, 1978
Bakersfield Memorial Auditorium

Super Estimated-Eyes....

Comments

Terrapin Station
Oct. 7, 1977
University of New Mexico

Lack of lyrics for a nice while turns this into an excellent jam.
Wharf Rat
June 20, 1983
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Lighting strikes, Phil goes bananas, the crowd goes berserk, just as they hit that moment, "I'll get up and fly away..." And then the Sugar Mags..... The epitome of a Dead show.
Jack Straw
Oct. 20, 1984
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

Impossible to pick a best ever Jack Straw, but this is a great one....
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Best ever. Period.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Cascading and lilting and gorgeous and lush....!!! Like most "Best Ever" versions, it takes a while for Jerry and the Boys to take us there. Most "Best Ever" versions start off as just another average, ordinary version (which is great, too!). But then, maybe half-way through, maybe sooner, maybe later, we realize we are listening to something beyond description. This "Best Ever" is the epitome of that. So ridiculously fantastic and inspiring.