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Black Peter
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Slow and intense.
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Wang Dang Doodle
July 8, 1990
Three Rivers Stadium

Very intense version in a bluesy second set.

Comments

Space
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Agree with both of you. This Space is integral to the singular musical piece that is UJB > D/S > Playin' Reprise > UJB. Enjoyed along with the DNL preceding and the magical Dew & Good Lovin' that follow, it's always an hour well spent.
Eyes Of The World
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

This is definitely a great one. I gravitate to 11/30 as my go-to 73 Eyes, but this is right there with that one, too.
So Many Roads
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

To be honest, by 1993, I had absolutely zero sense that they had any good to great albums left in them. LOL. With that said, they did usually do a good job with this one live.
China Doll
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

This is definitely a great latter day version. Often, the best version of a song is one coming out of space (e.g. Hampton DDHNM, 12/12/90 Watchtower...), and this is no exception to that.
Throwing Stones
Oct. 15, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

This show is overshadowed by the next night and underrated in general (mostly the 2nd set - the 1st was short because LIG was aborted and saved for Bobby's birthday, but what's there is well done). Both Space and Stella that preceded Throwing are my all-time favorite versions - just dripping with energy that flows right through the rest of the set.
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