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Bertha
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

Kicks off this epic set 2. Great version, Jerry's torching it.
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

This whole show fucks. Even the IMHBTR. Band was a gang of poised killers this evening.
6
Althea
Dec. 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Searing work from both Jerry and Bobby.
6
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Nice 14 minute version that gets pretty far out there.
3
Morning Dew
Dec. 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

A crushing technical error keeps this from being one of the best "Dew"'s of the 1980s'.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

I said this above but I still don't see how 9/13/93 or 3/23/95 are ahead by so many votes.
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Oct. 16, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

Terrific version.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

Still the most underrated "FOTM" in the history of "FOTM"s.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 31, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

I actually used to think is one of the few weak points in the show. Compared to some of the better 1991 versions (3/21, 6/7, 6/19, 6/25, 9/4 ) this one doesn't have anything too out of the ordinary nor does it climax the way I like my "FOTM"s do. But as a more subdued version in tribute to Graham, it works.
Samba In The Rain
Oct. 18, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Vince's diction is often awful and trying to figure out what he's singing the first several times I heard it is a big part of why I hate it. The lyrics are also pretty embarrassing, all the more so when you realize Hunter wrote them. I wonder if he did it just to spite Vince, because Hunter obviously hadn't lost the plot when it came to writing for Jerry ("So Many Roads," "Days Between").