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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 27, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Always an excellent choice to open a show.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
April 9, 1987
UIC Pavilion
Great ending to an underrated show.
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The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
March 19, 1986
Hampton Coliseum
Good Jerry vocals make this version.
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Smokestack Lightnin'
Sept. 5, 1991
Richfield Coliseum
Out of Truckin and into Drumz. Sweet choice!!
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Space
Sept. 6, 1991
Richfield Coliseum
Starts out with theme music from Star Trek!!!
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Day Job
Sept. 2, 1985
Zoo Amphitheater
Jerry puts in a couple of exclamation points during the instrumental break that aren't there in most versions. Shows he's paying attention!!!
Childhood's End
Aug. 4, 1994
Giants Stadium
Weren't they supposed to do something with Mack The Knife?
Broken Arrow
May 26, 1993
Cal Expo
Weren't they supposed to do something with Mack The Knife?
Estimated Prophet
May 25, 1977
The Mosque
OVER - RATED !!!!! I know this is mostly pointless, because 1977 is a sacred cow on this site and too many people are blindly in awe of anything played that year. But - this was a young song in 1977. It hadn't grown vocally or instrumentally yet. In an attempt to make my point, I picked out a version from 1991 that wasn't even listed here until I just posted it - 10-30-91. Dare I say that the heretofore unrated version from 91 is better than the second ranked version? Yes - that's exactly what I'm saying. Estimated is a song about madness. That state of mind isn't conveyed in these early versions. In the 91 version, the insanity of it all comes through loud and clear, allowing the song to express its true vision. Go take a listen. Once in a while you get shown the light......
Sitting on Top of the World
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden
This one starts out slow. Jerry sounds tired and you get the idea that he thinks playing this was a mistake. Then about 3 minutes in, the band really goes at it, providing an unexpected peak. Jerry's vocals pick up and no longer sound fatigued.
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