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Submissions

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Shakedown Street
Oct. 31, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Big jam here, very funky
63
Althea
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Scorcher
146
Stella Blue
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

SHOCKED this one wasn't mentioned yet. Even with the crushing cut out in the SBDs, this version still stands at the top
15
Cassidy
June 16, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Very hot, tight jam segment. Song has the best lyric ever written: "Let your life proceed by it's own design"
28
Brother Esau
April 27, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre

By all accounts, this is a rather goofy song, but i love this version. Entire show is spot on

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

This one really moves along. Not a lull in sight. I have been all over Keith's manbag recently and this version is no different. Guy shines in his fills. Playin's slayed in fall '72 and this one is a definitely on par
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 17, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Merriam webster defines "heady" as Keith's fills in this China > Rider transition. Guy is an unsung hero. F'n tasty China jam here
Chinatown Shuffle
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Boogie down shit
The Other One
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

It has been a very long time since I have spun this show. Good to see that this O1 can still birth a cosmic brain baby after all of this time. Myriad stylistic shifts, from jam segment to jam segment. There is a several minute jam portion in the middle that is straight nasty
Eyes Of The World
March 25, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

To double down on my comments for this version, this one is fucking fire! Definitely does not get the dap it deserves. Set the table for the Branford sit in, but stands wholeheartedly on its own as a blissful, intricate, driving masterpiece.