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Beat it on Down The Line
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Tight, inspired, and full of ideas. A stand-out version from a stand-out show.
8
Sugar Magnolia
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Tight, hard-driving, and full of energy. A great rave up after some thoughtful somber passages before.
7
Candyman
June 16, 1991
Giants Stadium

Gorgeous soloing from Jerry and a tender vocal performance. The new mix on the Giants box really lets this one shine.
4
Bird Song
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Bobby is dripping trippy chords all over the jam. SUBLIME
5
Casey Jones
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Surprised this has no votes. This version is played with a level of energy and precision CJ rarely ever got. Great set 2 opener.
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Comments

Alabama Getaway
May 6, 1981
Nassau Coliseum

The mix isn't doing them any favors on the DP13 version, but Brent saves the day as he does for much of this show's first set.
El Paso
Oct. 13, 1980
Warfield Theater

The acoustic setting just fits this song better. I love a lot of electric versions of El Paso, but if I had to pick one version only for my desert island Dead collection, this would probably be it (as long as I could keep Veneta's connected to the Dark Star).
Bertha
May 7, 1980
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Bob is having a lot of fun with this version, which makes it pretty interesting. The interesting setlist placement seems to give it an extra bit of energy as well.
Pretty Peggy O
May 6, 1980
Rec Hall, Penn State U

Why so few votes? This version is chock full of tenderness on the lyric with the kind of melodic guitar solo that only Jerry Garcia could play properly. Bob's guitar work is equally inspired here. When Jerry lays back to dig into the vocals, Bob fills the space tastefully. A++ version.
Truckin'
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

The boys start to regain some momentum near the end of Wharf Rat as they steer the jam into this spectacular Truckin' for some major rock 'n roll catharsis.
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