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Bird Song
Oct. 19, 1980
Saenger Performing Arts Center

Wildly jammed, possibly the finest acoustic version ever, despite the skeevy sound
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Bird Song
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Dick's Picks 11 - Jazzy and bouncy with some extraordinary melodies from Jerry
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Bird Song
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Very nice Garcia fretwork. Intense yet breezy, if that makes sense...
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Bird Song
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

14 minutes of beauty
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Bird Song
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Really dig this one, Jerry is especially hot coming out of the vocal reprise
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena

A+ version right here. Like grendel says, the bridge jamming is insanely hot. The transition is nice and smooth, and then we get a raging Fire with Jerry just ripping the jam with tidal waves of notes. Awesome!
The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Epic!!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

Sure hope dannyc is being sarcastic. This is one of the very best ever, though I think 4/24/78 and 9/2/78 are a little hotter.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 2, 1978
Giants Stadium

This version without a doubt has the all-time best transition between the two songs; the jamming is just totally otherworldly. MAJOR x-factor on this one, and I can definitely hear why it's Dick's favorite.
Let It Grow
March 25, 1983
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Whoa. What this version lacks in precision it more that makes up for in apocalyptic shredding...between about the 6-8 min. mark is maybe some of the most insane jamming I've ever heard from this band. Words fail.
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