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Stella Blue
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

How in this magic week did this powerhouse version with perfect vocals not yet get voted up? Give a spin, you aren't going to regret it.
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Friend of the Devil
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Perfection. They could do no wrong this week, and this FOTD is no exception. Perfection.
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Loser
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Tight ensemble playing with perfect sound. This is one of the great shows of the year.
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Feelin' Groovy Jam
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Already listed as the CC>IKYR, but this jam stands on its own. One of the tightest from start to finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Brilliant outro and high-energy version, a bit more up-tempo than others from the time. All-round sweet show, overshadowed by other giants of Aug. '72
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Truckin'
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

I always say, if you want to know how well the boys were feeling it on any given night, listen to the Truckin'. Is it phoned in? It will show up. Is it a super-charged and diesel fueled cozmik 18-wheeler? It'll let you know. This one, safe to say is in the super-charged category, and needs more love here.
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Oh hell yessssssssss. This one has the beautiful 'hot mellow' sound that really comes into play later on, around spring-summer '73. It's somehow lightning quick, wild, and reckless, but still constantly in the pocket, laid back just behind the beat. I think it's driven by a Phil/Billy unity with washes of sound from Keith allowing our guitar boys to dig in deep. Beautiful Miller mix helps hear everyone perfectly. Perfect ensemble jamming here.
Bird Song
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

CuddlyBear: Damn close, if not the best week ever. There are a couple of weeks like this that I can think of: Late Feb. '73, last week Nov - first Dec. '73 again, first week of Dec. '71, May '70 (ooooh mercy), June '74 and of course we can all argue about certain parts of '77. I'm not so up on my 80s Dead, but I bet somebody can point out these wonderous peaks of perfection. I won't try to rank them, but every once in a while they just nailed everything perfectly song after song, show after show. This Birdsong here is why I listen to the Dead, over and over and over again.
Greatest Story Ever Told
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

As powerful and driven as any. This one cooks.
Weather Report Suite
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

The keyboard work is sublime, Bob's vox is in perfect form (even if he flubs a verse, but so what), and Donna Jean was having her arguably best show of '74 if not the whole WoS era. Also, the pace is mellower which allows for fully realized musical ideas in a brilliant excursus through LIG's transitive orbit through the seasons' change, and there's even a moment's Slipknot tease at 10:34. There you have it: Peak Dead.
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