Favorite of Dick s Picks

Any that where recorded between 1970 through 1978 kick ass!

Definitely No.4. By far the best sounding and a classic Fillmore show. Also No.8 from Harpur College has a great acoustic set.

Dozin' at the Knick is one of my favorites. The Dead also did a 2 "contractual obligation" albums to get out from under Arista. One was called Reckoning and was all acoustic. Not a sonically great album but one I use to test gear. Anything that makes this album sound better gets in my rack. I think Reckoning started the whole Unplugged thing. Happy Listening.

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.