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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 11, 1984
Civic Center

Bobby totally blows the first verse and then they backslide into an incredible jam.
10
Shakedown Street
Oct. 11, 1984
Civic Center

Monster version from Maine!
1
Looks Like Rain
Sept. 1, 1979
Holleder Memorial Stadium

Bobby kills it.
4
Big River
Sept. 1, 1979
Holleder Memorial Stadium

Giddyup.
5
Bird Song
April 16, 1989
The Mecca

Some nice swirliness in the solo. Video online as well!
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Whoa.
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
March 16, 1990
Capital Centre

Also wanted to add a comment about the distinctive "Eyes"-type riffing that occurs about 2/3s of the way in.
Estimated Prophet
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Agreed. Show as a whole is overrated.
Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

I confess that I am just not a big fan of the PITB-type jams, but this is extraordinary stuff.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

Bump for Jerry's birthday. "Samson, Scarlet > Fire" is all time stuff. Whole run from Feb-May (including the Jerry Band stuff) is killer.
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