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Uncle John's Band
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Fiery, galloping build up. Maybe this was overshadowed by the 9/19 version, but this one rips.
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Stella Blue
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Jerry flubs the cheap hotel, but it's OK. His guitar makes up for it. Check out last couple minutes. Builds beautifully. Just a notch below 9/19.
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All Along the Watchtower
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Scorching. Just flipping through the 1990 Garden run. Surprised this ain't here already. Bruce's 1st official night as a member of the band.
1
Not Fade Away
Feb. 26, 1995
Oakland-Alameda

Awesome. David Murray starts jamming fantastically about halfway through.
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The Other One
June 22, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Weird one for sure. Starts as Spanish Jam, Bobby has a great notion, throws in O1 lyrics. Always good pair. Into Stellar Stella Blue-GDTRFB-Around...

Comments

The Wheel
July 14, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Urgent and gorgeous, as most '76 Wheels are, in a Playin' sandwich to end the first set. Fantastic show!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 6, 1980
Rec Hall, Penn State U

Sun's gonna shine on my back door some day. March winds gonna blow all my troubles away. A beauty.
Wharf Rat
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

Agreed. This should be so much higher. Possibly the best ever.
Terrapin Station
May 15, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Like the Althea from this show, really surprised this was never listed. There was nothing like a Dead show and, really, there was never anything quite like a Terrapin at a Dead show!!!!! This is a fine one. It was cut from the Go To Nassau disc, but the entire show is worth a lot of listens...
Deal
May 26, 1993
Cal Expo

Smoking hot. Blistering. Ridiculous. All that.