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9
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.
13
Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
11
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.
12
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!

Comments

Jack Straw
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Definitely a good one--a very good one.
Estimated Prophet
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Tight. The first solo is a good one.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Nice transition and even better soloing during the Fire. A more 'pure' version than that from 8 days later. Thanks for leading me to this one.
Eyes Of The World
June 27, 1984
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Thanks to 'Mandojammer' on the archive for leading me to this show via his 1984 project.
Jack Straw
June 27, 1984
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Gotta give this one the old bump. A nice, energetic show opener that features some good guitar work from Jerry. One listen will tell you this one is clearly underrated (as is 9/19/90).