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Promised Land
April 23, 1972
Lyceum Theater

2nd only to Venetta in 1972
2
Turn On Your Love Light
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Doot-doot-doo, doot-doot-doo, doot-doot-doo, doot-dat-dee
24
Deal
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

Egypt show - best 70s version. Closing 2 minutes of "Don't you let that Deal go down" coda is a raucous affair.
38
Uncle John's Band
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

From "Ladies and Gentlemen" Fantastic version, better than a dozen others I know from formally released shows and Dick's. Can't believe it's not here.
76
Sugar Magnolia
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Best version: Tight, up-tempo, great mix, Bob's guitar, Bob's vocal, Jerry's solo, Keith's piano, harmony vocals, Bill's drum fill at 3:27

Comments

The Music Never Stopped
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Eeeeeeee. Not to take anything away from this, but not quite as good as 4/24/78. That one has the ending AND the 2 minute mesmeride from 3:30 - 5:30. Understandably, this one took a rush of hits since the release of the Cornell box set. But you don't want to miss 4/24/78 for any reason, especially if you're tracking down best ever versions (Dave's Picks Volume 7 ).
Playin' In The Band
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Keith is sublime.
Loose Lucy
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

Surely #1. What's happened is, there are so few versions post 70s that all of the 80s clan voted for the one show from 90, which is good, but doesn't hold a candle to the several 70s versions. Those 70s versions have divided the vote. Prime example of why there should be two heady versions - one for 60s /70s, one for 80s / 90s. Then you would have an accurate rendering of song quality.
Bird Song
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Many great '72 versions, but this one is just a little bit more transcendent than the rest. Also the best sounding, due to the multi-track. Hands down the best rendering of this song. There's no replacing Keith's piano mixed with Bobby's Gibson and Jerry's Alligator Stratocaster. Cellar blue - I agree with the notion that Bertha could be in the conversation. If not, then I think we're talking something off E72 tour, like 4/8, 4/26, or 5/16. Sugar Mag is close, maybe #2, but I have to give the nod to 4/24/72 - they hit a harmonic groove like nitrous in a bottle. Err lightning....
Deal
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

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