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Aiko Aiko
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

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Friend of the Devil
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

Brent's playing goes far outside of the rhythmic structures the rest of the band is using to support him, shaking them out of their complacency.
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Little Red Rooster
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

Acceptable slide playing from Bobby. Nice extended organ solo, MIDI sax solo. Whole band playing blues choruses gives first set particular vibe.
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New Minglewood Blues
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Looser and hotter than its more famous brethren from the following night, but Garcia gets buried some in the mix.
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Jack Straw
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

To my ears, the Betty Boards usually have a fair amount of Keith. Come hear why.
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

Honestly wasn't expecting much from this version, but heard about it somewhere and decided to check it out. Short "Scarlet," the highlight (for me) was the acoustic guitar sound Garcia. "Fire" is nice and bouncy. Worth a listen.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

There is some really great playing here from every member separately and together. Agree about lyrics (Jerry blowing both lyrics and the guitar part in the preceding "Dark Star"—he also sounded *super* high when he was singing, so...). Still a great version, and the show is justly famous for many reasons.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

This is *really* great. Fantastic find! The entire band plays as one this whole time.
Foolish Heart
April 2, 1990
The Omni

It's got my vote too. Gotta go through the rest of this show later!
Let It Grow
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Great version! I'd have to really think before I could think of a headier one!!
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