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Eyes Of The World
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Dick's Picks 19. Otherworldly jamming leading up to a soulful stella, Jerry sounds incredible!
23
The Eleven
April 27, 1969
Labor Temple

Dick's Picks 26. Unparalled energy. You can literally hear the crowd going nuts during the Everest-sized peaks!!
7
The Eleven
April 13, 1969
Ballroom

Long, sweet and jazzy. Ebbs and peaks.
16
Truckin'
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Oh man can't forget this one! Electric Truckin' jam into some awesome, spacey almost Playin' territory before they land on a great Let It Grow
18
Jack Straw
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Bridge jam really goes for it!
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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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