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Big River
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

An explosive reading of the tune. Maybe Billy had an inkling beforehand and just wanted to be sure ya'll knew it was still a cowboy number.
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Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
7
The Other One
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Proud and upstanding part of a great sequence. Phil is at the top of his game in one of his greatest of bass-playing years.
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The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

This is most notable, I'd say, for the absolutely nuclear bomb that Phil drops during the 'Space' portion. Play it loud on a big rig!
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Comments

Sugaree
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Check that. I like pretty much all of Jerry's first solo. Maybe not necessarily clean execution, but pretty damn clear conveyance. As for the later musclechords, not so sure.
Bertha
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

At even the minimum necessary volume, the tone of the young 'Tiger' on the solo pierces through the skull like the bite of a jaguar. Edit: ...although I find that maybe it's best when taken at a volume that is wincingly loud.
Eyes Of The World
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Well, Dave really put out a winner with this previously uncirculated Set II SBD. I gotta say, though, that I'm a little surprised that this Eyes hasn't gotten more attention, as it is quite good and has all the elements that are the hallmark of top-notch post-hiatus Keith-on-keys Eyes: nice intro, two good Jerry main leads, and a nice outro that dissolves like a glob of fine, clean resin into the next segment of the set. Oh yeah, and boy does Jerry come in raging on his second solo! I may even go so far as to say that this Eyes is knockin' on the door of my top 5 post-hiatus Keith versions, if it's not already in there.
Sugaree
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

I do like some of what Jerry does on his first solo and fans of Bob's slide work might even get some goosebumps from this version. This version will probably keep revealing little goodies with future listenings.
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

I do like the version from 4/24/78 but I haven't listened to it in quite some time. How superior is it to this one? I'll have to go back and check at some point. After recently giving this one some spins, however, I would say that it is more accomplished than its current number of votes (6 at the time of writing) would suggest.
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