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7
Estimated Prophet
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Filter attack on the bridge, contrasts well with the burst-into-flames version from the night before
1
Bird Song
Nov. 13, 1987
Long Beach Arena

Clean and exploratory, with active Brent, yet not as telepathic as others
1
Bertha
Nov. 13, 1987
Long Beach Arena

Quite enthusiastic/ recording is crip --- test me, test me... BOOM!
1
New Minglewood Blues
Jan. 6, 1978
Swing Auditorium

Elastic and lilting drive – perfect for those somersaulting leads out of the halfpipe
2
Here Comes Sunshine
March 29, 1993
Knickerbocker Arena

But a snippet of its ancestral epics, Jerry delivers enough HCS concentrate to raise more than a few goosebumps

Comments

Greatest Story Ever Told
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Great to hear Bob peg that heavy strumming like that! Should've happened more. Examples welcome...
Alabama Getaway
May 30, 1980
Milwaukee Auditorium

Buried/ deserves some air.
Cassidy
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Still puts me back in the Garden, especially when they hit that transition/ turn that corner that leads back into the lyrics.
Cassidy
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

Okay, DiPs 20 has 9/25 and this. Just voted for 9/25 by accident -- that one's good too/ deserves votes -- but I like how this one snaps and bounces, and especially how Bob splices in a few chord chops from the earlier part -- before the fare thee well now verse.
Sugaree
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Yeah, some of those 77s have been camping in my yard for many years now; they know how to party and help with the chores.