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Althea
Aug. 23, 1980
Alpine Valley Music Theater

A 1980 Althea! Gorgeous and soaring and lilting!
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Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Aug. 23, 1980
Alpine Valley Music Theater

Great jam into Supplication!
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Tennessee Jed
Aug. 23, 1980
Alpine Valley Music Theater

Packs a punch! Very groovy….
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Playin' In The Band
Feb. 24, 1971
Capitol Theater

Great for Toddler-Heads at under 5 minutes, with quirky urgency, one of the shortest ever…
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King Bee
Feb. 24, 1971
Capitol Theater

Blue Dead or Grateful Blues… either way, Jerry and Pigpen were master blues men.

Comments

Big River
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Flows from a powerful Half Step!! So grate!!!
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Glorious and majestic!!! What makes it super special is the direct segue into Big River……….
Black Peter
June 19, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

I Will Take You Home is not listed anywhere here and that needs to be fixed. This is a beautiful Peter, coming out of a shred-fest of a Watchtower…. But….. Brent’s gorgeous, heartbreaking ballad is what gets this sequence rolling, with some subtle and profound MIDI work from Jerry. I completely forgot I Will Take You Home was nowhere to be found here. Out of respect for Brent and the band, we should be able vote on our favorites….. It was often the pivot of some very fine shows!!
Not Fade Away
June 19, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Grate late 80s NFA! Yes, there is a really weird, funky quasi-Foolish Heart jam in there. It packs a punch! Coincidentally, it happens on the exact one year anniversary of that tune’s first appearance…..
Caution
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Fiery, fierce, ferocious…… segues from a brilliant and beautiful Dark Star-Sugar Mags. Entire trilogy is magnificent.