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Drums -> Space
Oct. 9, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Compact but intense. Vivid and hallucinatory.
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Me and My Uncle
Oct. 9, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Not on autopilot! Hear them having real fun with MAMU like it’s 1974.
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Throwing Stones
April 16, 1989
The Mecca

Limber version with terrific energy.
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Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

Bruce pummels this one, repeating a hummable lick apparently unique to this version. It elicits a big finish from the whole band.
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Space
March 24, 1991
Knickerbocker Arena

Concerted and intense in the last few minutes. A team effort.
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Comments

China Doll
April 28, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre

One of a series of potential best-ever jammed versions from ’83-’85. The official releases are slowly rising in popularity, but anyone who’s as fond of this as I am should check out all the other Playin’-China Doll combos of the era. A lot of them get crazy like this.
Scarlet Begonias
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

The sheer intensity of this one is practically unmatched in the Scarlet canon.
Drums -> Space
Dec. 31, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

This is colossal, a treat for my fellow space sickos.
Me and My Uncle
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Immediately had to upvote this, one of the best versions I’ve heard. KEITH.
Loser
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

Best-of-’72 candidate.
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