It swings to a funky swagger; Jerry is in top form here. I think it's the best Deal from the spring '73 tour!

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.

A version all true heads should love, or at least hear once.

Jerry's sweet voice is extra sweet & clear during the chorus for this version than the ones from October, 1980.

Monster Mason's. Can't believe this one isn't here yeat. Cleanest, most coherent version. Jerry's guitar tone is pure gold.

Funky, inspired licks by Jerry. And the segue into If I Had The World is seamless and brilliant.

This show is deserving of all the accolades it's garnered over the years. Indeed, nearly every song played on this date represents a definitive version of the era, and the Eyes & Playin'->Scarlet->Playin' is quite rightly legendary!

Beautiful, inspired version for sure. A stellar show from a splendid summer tour.

1979 reappraisal is seemingly a theme of late on this site. A newbie might be led to believe it's among the top five years of the Dead's musical output based on the ratio of attention its garnered lately. I don't think so, but if folks believe it's in the same caliber of 1972-1974, 77-78, then so be it. Different strokes for different folks. This is a solid Shakedown, no doubt, but can't touch the best ones of 1981 imho.

Contrary to some, I'm ok with this version listed among the top ten. I happen to endorse this version for the same reason some nay sayers oppose it!. For me, it's partly about the outro material, the so-called "coda". Being the second time played live, it's no doubt in the embryonic stage, but that doesn't necessarily warrant criticism. This version is uniquely its own. A singular, unique jam from 1973? Yes please! What some seemingly see as a disadvantage for being a novice coda is a misguided judgement in my opinion. The alleged "disadvantage" could be turned on its head to claim the advantage because this jam has no set bounds yet, allowing for the thrill that spontaneity can bring. Instead of the blueprint coda that we've come to expect and love for the '73-'74 versions, this ending jam is simply unbridled joy, in that stony, adventurous and whimsical 1973 "honey year" way. There was no coda played like this before or since. Yes, the very best versions of this song (9/7/73, 10/29/73, 11/11/73, 6/18/74, 8/6/74, 10/19/74) have the coda down pat, but that's not the point here. Another thing to consider is the segue from Dark Star into this Eyes. It's some of the most magical two minutes of Grateful Dead music captured on tape. This revelation shouldn't be discounted when factoring in this version of Eyes as a whole.