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Cryptical Envelopment
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Crazy guitar effects after 4:15
5
The Other One
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Crazy explosive version with hot touches of feedback
8
China Cat Sunflower
March 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Raw '68 psychedelia with a burning hot Arabic vibe
2
Loser
April 22, 1971
Bangor Municipal Auditorium

All I am asking for is ONE gold dollar. Locked in.
17
Brown Eyed Women
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Dick's picks 24. Tight and straighforward

Comments

Caution
Feb. 4, 1969
The Music Box

Jerry's perfectly timed use of feedback/effects in the first couple minutes of this melted my face off. Absolute genius.
Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

This is why live Dead shows are the best sounds that will ever be produced by mankind. This is the soundtrack to Hendrix's ascent into heaven... you can hear it unmistakably in this version and this version alone. The story arc of this Star is harrowing... that first buzz of feedback after the delicate intro jam knocked any lingering voices in the packed concert hall into deafening silence. The jam after this is incredibly haunting, Jerry's tone somewhere between razor-sharp knives and the silky gooey protoplasm of space, riding it out with a timeless jam that nearly brought me to tears. Absolutely bone-chillingly heady version. Folks, this is damn close to the apex of human musical achievement.....
Viola Lee Blues
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Absolutely nuts. The arpeggios after 7:30 floored me like a sack of bricks. Such a rowdy version.
Cold Rain and Snow
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

So tight and psychedelic. Protoplasmic indeed. 19 year old Bobby absolutely kills it.
Dancin' in the Streets
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Raw and primal.... Such a clearly expressed and inspired taste of the years of Dead explorations to come. You can hear the heady Dark Star motif materialize as this jam progresses. Jerry's tone has that hollow electric horn effect to it, absolutely mind-roasting. Those story-like tremolo riffs had me picking my jaw up off the floor. You can just feel the white-hot, heavy, primal wattage moving through those amps. Legend has it Robert Hunter wrote Dark Star while tripping balls outside this show. Absolute must listen. Insanely underrated. This one will blow your socks off, folks