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Maggie's Farm
June 7, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

Coming out of MAMU, builds to a nice pace with that classic "rainbow full of sound" feeling
3
The Other One
July 12, 1987
Giants Stadium

Coming out of space, into Stella, classic pairing going into and out of The Other One. They take their sweet time getting there, this is a spacey one
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The Other One
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Comes out of a weird but not too weird space, going into the last death don't have no mercy. Lots of midi, to be expected, but still pretty decent.
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El Paso
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Basically an instrumental, as many have noticed, the vocals are shot for a good portion of the first set
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Sugar Magnolia
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Solid. Doesn't blast you to the moon necessarily, but a fine display of some summertime jammin' at one of the shows of the year
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Sugar Magnolia
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Also, worth noting that Bob says "Thank y'all, goodnight" After they close, which makes the already legendary set 4 with Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, and Merl Saunders that much better
Sugar Magnolia
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

I do feel obligated to say that although it doesn't have the lysergic tone like some of the 71 versions, Jer is ripping like nobody's business
Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

"I wish I would've turned on before I came, wow.." glad to hear I'm not the only one! Holy shit, this SMOKES, building to a cacophonous, yet still driven, climax. The reprise is almost too good for words and its just stellar sound quality on this one. Don't get me wrong, I think Harpur College is one of the best shows they ever did play, but let's call a spade a spade, VLB was never performed again with such calculated intensity as it was this day
Good Lovin'
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Out-fuckin-rageous. Jer just takes off, people must have been going nuts during this. The reprise is absolutely perfect. Best one ever, without a doubt. 50 years old now and timeless as ever!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Absolutely unbelievable. Fall 77 was off the charts, and this whole show is no different. Transition on the scarlet > fire is hypnotic and driven
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