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Let It Rock
Sept. 6, 1989
Nassau Coliseum

Gutbucket Chuck funk
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Gomorrah
Sept. 6, 1989
Nassau Coliseum

Gutbucket w/amazing backup vox
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Sugar Magnolia
April 14, 1985
Irvine Meadows

Sweet Magnolia Daydream - flawless version
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Gimme Some Lovin'
Nov. 21, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Wailin' B-3 Paradise
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Jack Straw
April 4, 1984
Providence Civic Center

One of the marks of a great jack Straw is when jerry does those guitar fills around Bob's vocals. Jerry nails that here.
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Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 29, 1966
The Matrix

Utterly relentless. This is a blazing hot oh my fucking god did this just get even more fucking intense? kind of version. I think its my favorite of all.
C. C. Rider
June 25, 1985
Blossom Music Center

Minus the Bobby slide practice, great version from a spectacularly great show. The China-Rider is awe inspiring.
Bird Song
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

Flawless, starts very strong from Garcia, Phil is present, Brent tinkles the piano, great Garcia vox, ensemble jam around 3:30, by 4:50 Garcia with the superfluid jam, and then sweet extended jam on to the end.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 25, 1985
Blossom Music Center

I just relistened to this one and some of the other top-ranked versions and I have to reiterate how criminally underrated this version of China>Rider is. This version is a thing of crystalline perfection from beginning to end. The sheer intensity of the multiple peaks it reaches and the masterful transition and Garcia with the "Wish I was a headlight" -- all that is as beautiful a piece of music as I know of.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

This completes one of the strongest hour-straight performances you will ever hear -- just going from Scarlet all the way thru Eyes just hot as shit the whole way through. Wow. Amazing, magical shit.
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