Thanks Gary!
Your right, that was a loaded question. I can understand how it would be difficult to pick out a performance based, but a sound wise only should help narrow down the highlights. Sound quality has a huge distinction in these speakers. It seems to bring out many flaws in the recordings and I find it hard to listen to some of my bootlegs due to this. But the offical releases are a few steps better in quality than what we have circulating. I have too much Dead to listen to for a lifetime. About 1,400 GB on hard drives and about 600 or so CD's that need to be ripped onto the drives. The official releases that I like sound wise are; "Ladies and Gentelmen The Grateful Dead", "Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack" and Bonus songs on the DVD, "Steppin' Out With The Grateful Dead" & "Rockin' The Rehin". The Multi-track shows just Shine!!! Cornell 77/ May 77, most of 73, Europe 72 & Fall 72 are my favorite boots.
74 Roosevelt didnt have a Help-Slipknot!-Franklin's. Didnt play that untill 75, except for a few Slipknot jams in 74. Maybe 76 Roosevelt, with that *** pounding Phil bass, great show! 77 was a great touring year, but hard to give it a better overall year than anything from 72-74. I will give you May 77 as one of the greatest tours ever. And that Warner, DC 78 release is in my car as we speak, great couple of shows (early & late)! I wish they would start releasing more JGB shows.
How do you like the new Winterland 73 box set?