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New Minglewood Blues
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Holy Phil! This one has some serious muscle behind it, courtesy of Mr. Lesh's thumping bass. The solos ain't bad either!
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Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 20, 1971
Pauley Pavilion

Explosive, propulsive, a juggernaut of barrelhouse piano and tasty Garcia licks. Just what a Sugar Mags should be.
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You Win Again
Nov. 20, 1971
Pauley Pavilion

Just the third performance, and it's an A+ banger of a country twanger. I wish they'd kept this song in the rotation.
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Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 20, 1971
Pauley Pavilion

Has that great chugging rhythm of '71 versions. Keith (per usual) is a huge factor, but Billy's drumming is just as potent here. Awesome version!
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Cumberland Blues
Nov. 20, 1971
Pauley Pavilion

Keith made all the difference turning this into a barrelhouse powerhouse. What a tremendous performance of a fun song.
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Comments

Hell in a Bucket
March 26, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

I've always loved Phil's bass on this one - he's nice and loud and keeping up with the fast tempo. Definitely the best version ever.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

As massive as the Fire ever got. This is a whole band effort, all the way through to the epic jam at the end. Truly an amazing version.
Good Lovin'
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

TheBusCame, you're definitely correct - there's shades of HCS all throughout this version! Pretty cool, considering they hadn't played said track in nearly three years.
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Love Jerry's MIDI solo here. Turns it into a HUGE version.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 18, 1990
Deer Creek Music Theater

Out of control! The Rider is about as fast as they ever played, and the transition jam is an old-school slice of Bobby riffs.
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