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Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Sneaks up on you. Clean audience source.
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Wharf Rat
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Gets up and wanders and flies away
8
Mama Tried
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Really tight and energetic; follows the blistering Sugaree and darts into superb Mexicali
7
New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Injected with Weir’s idiosyncratic slide runs; then Jerry sends it around for another lap.
10
Brother Esau
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

This one bounces, spins, and rolls through the waves rather well.
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Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

<< Good one. This one being no exception. Also has that moment where you sensed another go-round; see the 7/24/87 video for a fun comparison.
Morning Dew
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Emphatic; resonates infinitely.
Jack Straw
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

Spread the buttery icing on the cake smooth.
Dark Star
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Rides the pre-verse, always-becoming magic while taking every improvisational detour to smell the flowers and shake hands with the butterflies. Phil’s high-speed rubbery runs propel Jerry’s squealing ascension in the final drive, which is expertly punctuated by a pause, leaving the intro to shine full. A strong swig on the marrow of life. By the time we get to the full tiger screeching everything seems perfectly normal.
Truckin'
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Positively charged -- with both the drive of a great Truckin' and the hints of Dark Star peeking from the shadows.
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