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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.
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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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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

A good Scarlet leads into a subdued-but-not-uninteresting segue that has hints of 'Dear Prudence', a little shuffle, and Jerry briefly on slide. The Fire is a good one, largely due to Jerry's inspired solos--especially the outro one.
Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

Jerry's playing on this one is as juicy and pretty as an apple tree heavy with fruit.
Dark Star
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

Underrated. Excellent intro followed by a nice abstract portion that is perfect for watching the wind in the trees. Then you get a nice early 'Feelin' Groovy' jam that actually sounds something like its source of inspiration. You are then treated to more, plenty more, melodicism. This version makes up part of the cream of the pre-Keith renditions.
Mason's Children
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

Smooth as flaxshit segue out of St. Stephen.
New Minglewood Blues
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

I love the raw, rough sound that the boys could get in '78. This is another very strong NMB.
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