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Hard to Handle
April 23, 1969
The Ark

Crazy slide licks, wondeful version from a show with one of the best second sets of all time! Jerry goes nuts a little over 3 minutes in . . .
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Hard to Handle
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Not sure why the next night gets all the love, this one's great, too!
45
Black Peter
April 14, 1978
Cassell Coliseum - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Best of the best of the 77-78 versions. Jerry absolutely ripping licks and vocals ... "Run and See!!" series absolutely off-the-wall, then into S. Mag
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Comes A Time
June 12, 1976
Music Hall

Can't believe no one posted this. Far superior to 7/17/76. Filler on the new release (Jan 2012). Comes out of Wharf Rat!

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 2, 1978
Giants Stadium

I'm just going to keep commenting on this -- hopefully more people will come around to it. Unreal . . . Stoney . . . Psychedelic . . . listen now.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Seriously funky -- off the new May 77 official release ; out of a prety special half-step, too.
Not Fade Away
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

This one was the highlight of the whole night for me -- really good energy slowly building to some serious intensity -- into Comes A Time. Great pick.
Sing Me Back Home
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Very saddened they mixed Donna's last round of vocals out on the new Complete Europe set. My bootleg boards of this are much better than the release . . . I really can't get my head around why they would do that . . . this is one of Donna's best moments with the band. Don't think it's keeping with the spirit of the band and I'm truly disappointed they would chop up my Dead . . . this version is some of the most heartfelt GD of all-time, IMHO . . .
Looks Like Rain
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

The band takes it really slow and bobby and donna are more than up for the challenge. A great rendition, with beautiful playing from phil, jerry and keith, too!
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