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Space
Sept. 4, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Super heady, effects-drenched Space that suggests what a fall ’79 Dark Star might’ve sounded like.
2
Promised Land
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

This really gets cookin’! Keith, Billy, and Jerry seem to be playing little rhythmic games, switching up the accents in interesting ways.
3
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Splendid set closer with delightfully boisterous contributions from Keith and a permeating feeling of real joy.
2
Stella Blue
July 21, 1984
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Sweetly melodic outro, well-played. I really enjoyed this Space > Other One > Stella.
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Althea
July 21, 1984
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Forceful and confident, with rowdy playing from Bobby and Brent in particular.
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Comments

The Wheel
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Yup, both the intro jam from Space and the outro jam, which is essentially a bonus Playin' jam, are fire. One of my absolute favorites.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

I'm going to echo the "this one of the tightest versions ever." Sublimity is subjective, but this is objectively very well played. Musicians' Dead.
Sugaree
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

By Sept. '76 this song is really stretching out and realizing its potential. Compares pretty favorably to the '77s: a little sweeter and more delicate, less sweeping and grand.
Cassidy
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Crystalline beauty. Love the lilting way Keith plays in '76, too.
He's Gone
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

Blistering bluesy jam morphs into Other One-esque maelstrom. From a jamming perspective, among the best ever.
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