A wonderful Garcia song towards the end of the night makes a show or a year. Note that when you consider the top-voted Garcia ballads from headyversions and Deadbase 11, you find that 9 of 11 best favorite versions are ranked in the top-6 shows of the year they were played.
For more on these tunes see http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/03/set-structure-ii-garcia-mood-shifters.html
Some of the versions shine by the company they keep, Beautful Jam, St Stephen, Caution Jam, Split Sugars, got my Mojo working, and other rarities.
I should note Happy 25th birthday to Standing on the Moon top-version, August 21, 1993.
Interesting that most of these come from the 1970s with a few coming at the end in the 90s when Standing on the Moon and Days Between came about.
Rankings are the headyversion and the Deadbase 11 versions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/35w4n8/ballads/
1. Wharf Rat Heady 2-18-71 #3 show of year in both lists. This is the only Garcia Ballad Hall of Famer top-voted that was in set one!
2. Sing Me Back Home 8-27-72 #1 show of 1972. we all know it, this is the beauty that comes out at the end of the show.
3. Ship of Fools 6-23-74 #10 show of the year Jam-> Ship of Fools,
4. Morning Dew 5-8-77 #1 in both lists we all know this one
5. Comes A Time 5-9-77 #2 in both votes. This IS the one too
6. China Doll 5-19-77 #5 show of the year Playin' in the Band>Uncle John's Band>The Wheel>
China Doll>Playin' in the Band
7. Black Peter 10-29-77 #11 10-19-74 # 1show of the year
The heady and Deadbase voters split here:
10-29-77 De Kalb Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia
10-19-74Sugar Magnolia>He's Gone>Truckin'>Caution Jam>Truckin'>Black Peter>Sunshine Daydream Buy the Winterland soundtrack!
8. Stella Blue 10-21-78 #5 6-14-91 #6 show of the year also had split headyversion and deadbase favs
10-21-78 Estimated Prophet-> He's Gone->Mojo> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Sugar Magnolia
6-14-91Estimated Prophet>Dark Star>D/S>Stella Blue> Love Light
9. If I Had the World to Give 11-20-78 #20 show of the year, not polled in deadbase, but is in headyversions. From the crazy Cleveland show. I saw 11-21, so missed this by one night rats!
10. Standing on the Moon 8-21-93 #6 show of 1993.
Happy birthday
11. Days Between 12-11-94 Unranked 8-22-93 #3 show of 1994.
For more on these tunes see http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/03/set-structure-ii-garcia-mood-shifters.html
Thoughtssonthedead.com/tag/brent/page/2/
Some of the versions shine by the company they keep, Beautful Jam, St Stephen, Caution Jam, Split Sugars, got my Mojo working, and other rarities.
I should note Happy 25th birthday to Standing on the Moon top-version, August 21, 1993.
Interesting that most of these come from the 1970s with a few coming at the end in the 90s when Standing on the Moon and Days Between came about.
Rankings are the headyversion and the Deadbase 11 versions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/35w4n8/ballads/
1. Wharf Rat Heady 2-18-71 #3 show of year in both lists. This is the only Garcia Ballad Hall of Famer top-voted that was in set one!
2. Sing Me Back Home 8-27-72 #1 show of 1972. we all know it, this is the beauty that comes out at the end of the show.
3. Ship of Fools 6-23-74 #10 show of the year Jam-> Ship of Fools,
4. Morning Dew 5-8-77 #1 in both lists we all know this one
5. Comes A Time 5-9-77 #2 in both votes. This IS the one too
6. China Doll 5-19-77 #5 show of the year Playin' in the Band>Uncle John's Band>The Wheel>
China Doll>Playin' in the Band
7. Black Peter 10-29-77 #11 10-19-74 # 1show of the year
The heady and Deadbase voters split here:
10-29-77 De Kalb Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia
10-19-74Sugar Magnolia>He's Gone>Truckin'>Caution Jam>Truckin'>Black Peter>Sunshine Daydream Buy the Winterland soundtrack!
8. Stella Blue 10-21-78 #5 6-14-91 #6 show of the year also had split headyversion and deadbase favs
10-21-78 Estimated Prophet-> He's Gone->Mojo> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Sugar Magnolia
6-14-91Estimated Prophet>Dark Star>D/S>Stella Blue> Love Light
9. If I Had the World to Give 11-20-78 #20 show of the year, not polled in deadbase, but is in headyversions. From the crazy Cleveland show. I saw 11-21, so missed this by one night rats!
10. Standing on the Moon 8-21-93 #6 show of 1993.
Happy birthday
11. Days Between 12-11-94 Unranked 8-22-93 #3 show of 1994.
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