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Greatest Story Ever Told
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

They’re feeling it this night for sure. Comes right of a good Bama
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Samson and Delilah
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

Sweet, energetic version. This show is great.
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Aiko Aiko
June 21, 1984
Kingswood Music Theater

They brought the audience down for an extended 3-song vacay in the Big Easy, capped off with a jumpin Iko. Stamp of approval from this Cajun deadhead.

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Let It Grow
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

A true beast. Perhaps the best standalone Let It Grow they performed. Everyone on their a-game. Drummers coming through with fury. Garcia’s first solo goes from urgent to graceful, then an awesome rise and fall verse leads to a jam that I can only describe as full of sheer cinematic beauty from the entire band.
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Great one. Lesh, afterward tells the crowd, “I just wanted y’all to know… this is the happiest day of life.” :) <3
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Short and sweet, beautiful '76 Playin'. It's been said, I'll say again, Garcia's '76 tone is just really something special.
St. Stephen
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

I super duper love '76 St Stephens. Such wonderful, ethereal jamming. This one is no different.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Super overhyped in my humble opinion. I find this one to be precise and highly energetic, but ultimately extremely clinical, perhaps because it was a super early version. Basically sounds like a run-through of their new material. May 9, 1977 and June 9, 1977 go back and forth for my favorite ever. 2.26.77 has a real standout Slipknot, much more bright-eyed than the one here IMHO. 10/6/76 has a much stronger Franklin's than this as well, with a more exploratory sequence as a whole.
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