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C. C. Rider
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Some crisp, bluesy guitar from Jerry and hot vocals from Bob.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry is all over the place with the lyrics, but Brent is playing his butt off.
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Althea
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry starts it off by flubbing the lyrics, but it's well played after that.
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

The jam before SSDD, Jerry is in the lead, and slowly but surely, Brent takes over and the spotlight is on him.
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Dire Wolf
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Love the woman during tuning - St. Stephen! St. Stephen! St. Stephen!

Comments

Mexicali Blues
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

I don't get it. This is just OK - there's nothing hot about it. Jerry and Keith aren't doing much of anything and Phil's singing is bad. Go ahead - waste three minutes and fifty-one seconds of your life to confirm it.
Me and My Uncle
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

I've never seen anybody walk out of a show and say "Man, that was a sweet Me & My Uncle they did tonight!". Usually when they play it, you're waiting for the song that comes after it. That being said, this is a fun version. Bob has a hard time fighting back the laughter.
Eyes Of The World
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

This is the most overrated version. Jerry steps back letting Branford take the lead, but Branford also steps back to let Jerry take the lead. The end result is that not much of anything gets done.