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Althea
March 23, 1987
Hampton Coliseum

Jerry crushes this
23
Promised Land
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Cookin' with some insane keith solos
6
Turn On Your Love Light
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

Wickedly sick lovelight. St. Stephen and China Cat Teasers. This is a blow up the house barn burner finisher to an epic show.
5
Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Thunderous
9
Caution
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Heady as fuck. In a flat-out brutal jam.

Comments

Truckin'
Nov. 6, 1977
Broome County Arena

This Truckin' contains the most energy of any I have heard. Really chaotic final jam that ends in a mad swirling blues jam. Some sick riffs from Jerry. Really, you just have to listen to this to understand, and make sure you play it loud because its a fucking smoker.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 6, 1977
Broome County Arena

Garcia goes straight for the jugular on this one, powerful rendition and easily deserving its spot on the list
Dancin' in the Streets
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Fabulous opener, one of my favorite versions of this song, and should be higher on list. Super fueled jam here, sped up faster than usual and teeming with power.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 27, 1971
Onondaga War Memorial

Smokin!
Here Comes Sunshine
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

The transition into space is just majorly trippy and dark. Manages to hit the top level of psychedelia, definitely a top 10 version.