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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Unthinkable that such headiness be left from the lists! Stunning swagger, swooshing Phil, bril transition, mad jams.
3
Brokedown Palace
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Passionate, sparkling harmonies. Beeyooteeful vocals. Beeyooteeful playing.
3
Jack Straw
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Part of a first set that just kicks with horsepower from the 1st note. Purposeful, driving and strong. Hot stuff.
19
Estimated Prophet
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Muscular and edgy, with that amazing off-kilter propulsion unique to this song.
15
Sugaree
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Sharp as a tack with lots of energy and a strong pulse. Clear they were having a great time.
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Comments

Its All Over Now
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Bobby's voice at the Palladium is just perfect and it adds even more to this honky-tonk two-steppin' version. There's something about his mic and mix at this period that brings out richer timbres and his natural melodiousness, not only his growls and howls. Let's give Bobby his due amongst all the other hyperbole about 'peak Dead' from the Spring of '77. This is simply bee-yoo-ti-ful, and with both Jerry and Donna harmonizing the out chorus it makes a case for best ever, for sure.
The Music Never Stopped
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

How new was Keith's synth technology in '77? Strings must have seemed like they came from Mars for the trippin' heads, the bug-eyed, and the two-dimensional.
Around and Around
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Accelerando !!!! A c c c e l e r a n d o !!!!!!!!!!!
The Wheel
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Jerry pops the clutch with a power chord to get this in gear before that semi- gets moving up the highway.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

The transition is so beautiful. Not to be pedantic, but FoTM had just entered rotation and had only been played five times since being introduced just a month earlier. Scarlet had been played without Fire for all of '74-'76, so the heads would be gobsmacked by the brilliant transition, but not necessarily the cool pairing that we find anomolous today. There are some brilliant standalone versions of Scarlet out there: My favorite is probably June 9, 1976.
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