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Hell in a Bucket
Aug. 18, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Explosive show opener. Wire to wire intensity, energy and execution. A must-hear for Bucket fans.
3
Jack A Roe
Aug. 18, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Oh, the truth to you I'll tell - this kicks butt.
3
C. C. Rider
Aug. 18, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Hot vocals. Bruce crazy good. Jerry & Vince sound good on their solos. Awesome version.
4
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Aug. 18, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

A great song they should have played more. Solid version. Hornsby is all over it.
1
The Weight
Sept. 8, 1993
Richfield Coliseum

Phil's vocals here are as good as it gets for this tune.

Comments

Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Get your headphones, because this is a real treat. When they get to the pre-SSDD jam, you can actually hear everybody clearly. You can even go - whoah - that's Billy on the left and Mickey on the right. It's actually a mentally draining experience, listening to 6 different musicians playing one piece of music at the same time. On almost every recording, someone is louder than someone else and you might have to strain to hear everybody,but hear you take it all in. Wonderful soundboard.
Big River
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Jerry's jam during the first instrumental break does stop and continues all the way through the second verse. He usually drops that boogie and picks up something else.
Passenger
April 29, 1980
Fox Theatre

There are two instrumental breaks, with Jerry just going crazy. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. Amazed that nobody has posted it yet.
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Aggressive drumming. High energy. Great pre-SSDD jam.
The Race Is On
Sept. 27, 1980
Warfield Theater

Most copies are clipped. It's not a great recording, but it's complete. https://archive.org/details/gd1980-09-27.nak300.walker-scotton.miller.89006.sbeok.flac16/gd80-09-27d1t02.flac