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Mexicali Blues
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Bob flubs some lyrics in the 2nd verse but its hot and well worth hearing regardless
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Dark Hollow
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Kinda silly that this wasn't here already, absolutely classic version of a great tune, also included on Bear's Choice

Comments

Box of Rain
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Completely disagree with above comments saying the studio version is best, phil's vocals on American Beauty sound so fake and edited, I guess that really gets some people going... I love these 72/73 versions. They sound organic and true to the sound of the band. Bobby's tone/playing in particular stand out to me on this version. Other contenders are 11/17/72, 2/28/73 and 6/22/73.
Might As Well
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

This is the best version of this song. Extremely energetic but not sacrificing tightness. Keith does indeed sound fantastic here, as he did in 1976. This is one of the finest shows of the year
Sugaree
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Great version! I'll take this over the excessively drawn out versions from 77 (although there are better early versions, namely 9/24/72, 10/19/73, and 11/11/73)
China Doll
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

I'm really not digging this one at all. It's way too slow, and the extended outro seems excessive. Literally so many better renditions from 73/74, plus the Reckoning version
Brokedown Palace
Oct. 3, 1980
Warfield Theater

9/27/72 is clearly far superior. Not really sure how there's a debate there honestly.
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