Favorite of Dick s Picks


I'm not an ex-dead head, but I really do appreciate their music. I'm looking for recommendations on which of the Dick's picks volumes contains more of the old magic of the Dead at their best.
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I beleive Dick's Picks Volume III is the great one from 1977. There is a point on disc 2 that begins with "Estimated Profit" goes onto "Eyes of The World", to "Terrapin" and onto the most amazing version of "Wharf Rat" that you have ever heard. After hearing this side of GD music, I was disarmed, and found it hard to listen to Studio productions of thier music thereafter.
Jerry's guitar improvising has never been better to my ears. The material is the "strongest" I have heard after the great "Europe 72" live set. There is no "sloppiness" in this set of musicmaking. The sound is pretty good too. This one goes to the island with me.