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Candyman
March 24, 1988
Omni Coliseum

Lucky enough to be at this show. Candyman blew everyone away--best song played that night. Awesome trippy guitar jam &Jer belts out vocals
42
Ramble On Rose
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Gorgeous, incredible, up and down, carnival-like bridge jam by Jerry. Picture perfect version--no flaws
43
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

April '78 S>F's often mentioned are 4/16 and 4/24 (rightly so) but this one is every bit as good. Superior transition jam--, beautiful, & powerful
94
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Starts out Jazzy, explorative, takes its time, 3 minute intro, then blasts off into the stratosphere with intense Garcia-led jamming

Comments

Ramble On Rose
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

The only thing I disagree with in glynparson's drop-the-mic post above is 67-74 being the best...I go 72-77 myself, as for the rest, spot-on. I'd sure rather have today's economy than the one that was shedding 500,000 jobs a month during the financial collapse overseen NOT by the current president but by the train wreck before him. Still. I sure wish DH21 could stick to posting about the music here & post his ill-informed rants on a more appropriate venue.
Truckin'
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Yes, that was quite the inexplicable turn on a dime from whining about a version of Truckin' to an ill-informed political rant, or, to put it another way: worst. segue. ever.
Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

I'm gonna be a real broken record about this until somebody gets on board. If you claim to like this song and don't at least take the time to listen to this version you're doing them all a disservice.
The Other One
Feb. 22, 1969
Dream Bowl

New convert here. Jerry's playing is a fluid river of ideas, some roaring, others just rolling gently along. Superior version.
Dancin' in the Streets
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

I'll never love the way the Dead did this tune in any era, but this one is SO much better and listenable than anything they did in 1977, '79, or later...the jam section is really interesting & gets my upvote.
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