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Deal
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

It swings to a funky swagger; Jerry is in top form here. I think it's the best Deal from the spring '73 tour!
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Deal
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

It struts & swaggers in that honey, country-tinged '73 way that we've come to relish & rely on. From one of the best shows from one of the best years.
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Easy Wind
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

A version all true heads should love, or at least hear once.
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Monkey and the Engineer
Dec. 31, 1970
Winterland Arena

Jerry's sweet voice is extra sweet & clear during the chorus for this version than the ones from October, 1980.
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Mason's Children
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Monster Mason's. Can't believe this one isn't here yeat. Cleanest, most coherent version. Jerry's guitar tone is pure gold.
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Terrapin Station
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

Strong finish to a special show in Canada.
Truckin'
April 21, 1978
Rupp Arena

This current ranking is criminally low. 'Mainline' already said what needed to be said. This is the best version from '78 imho.
Candyman
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

^Different strokes I guess. All three are very good versions, so critiquing the guitar solos is very near splitting hairs (but you know, we heads love to do that!). Still, I'll stand by this night over 5/28, which currently has more than double the votes. Does that mean that version is twice as good as this one? I don't think so. I'll root for the underdog here...
Candyman
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

^Agreed. This whole show is golden nugget of '77. Btw, I always judge Candyman by Jerry's solo, and it's better, I dare say, than the more lauded version from 5/28.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

Definitive.
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