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1
Sugar Magnolia
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

A solid workout with a well-rendered buildup and a yelping SSDD
4
Comes A Time
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Much appreciated, as there soon comes a time when its more sporadic in the repertoire
1
Good Lovin'
June 13, 1970
Red Vest

Another punchy shot in the arm from 1970
1
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 24, 1973
University of Iowa

Amazed at how these early versions are so well established, moving along confidently yet dreamily; then some unique post-lyric explorations.
9
Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

A fresh, hoppin' four minutes of GD

Comments

Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

This one hasn't sunk in yet. It's MASSIVE. The muddy copy on the archive won't do it. You've got to listen to the whole NFA>GDTRFB>NFA DP 26 version. I've upped it to 5, only. Should be near the top, IMO. Wow.
The Other One
March 24, 1971
Winterland Arena

Thanks for highlighting this. Great period – they're both eager to jam and patient to let it develop…
Franklin's Tower
Nov. 2, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

As chunky as they come, this gets the same extensive treatment as the previous night's Scarlet-Fire. Great strumming from Bob throughout. I was lucky to catch these nights.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

That's the Marbles Left Brain part...
New Minglewood Blues
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

Sits in the shadow of tons of votes cast for other songs at this show. I know what you mean though. Many intense NMBs. Check 5/7 Boston.