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1
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Punchy and ready!
7
New Minglewood Blues
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

Bobby's the hypeman for lightning rod Minglewood jamming in Springfield Mass.
2
The Race Is On
Oct. 29, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1cFy6NzS1k Heady acoustic Race is On, speedy as secretariat and so killin'! Barrelhouse Brent and gold Cali harmonies
1
Beat it on Down The Line
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

Speedy Beat it on this "five-six-seventy-eight" gig! Awesome!
4
Big River
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Seguing from me and my uncle, crowd goes nuts. Smooth Rhodes playing and hot jer. Great version

Comments

Stagger Lee
July 4, 1989
Rich Stadium

Hell yeah. Amazing version, shredding firey cut with lots of down-home chuggin-along fare taken to the stratosphere by chops
When I Paint My Masterpiece
July 4, 1989
Rich Stadium

Passionate chorally-rockin, smashing When i Paint.
Walking Blues
July 4, 1989
Rich Stadium

Tasty Bob comping and Brent shredding on this 89 version
Greatest Story Ever Told
July 4, 1989
Rich Stadium

yeah, just great stuff. Bertha->Greatest Story->Cold rain and snow on the fourth of july 1989, it's as good as it sounds and everything is just rocking hard today.
Bertha
July 4, 1989
Rich Stadium

Truckin' up to buffalo, mothafucka!!!! How have I never seen this...... Amazing. Jerry's voice is stunningly incredible today. Mickey and Brent are feisty, filling in with bombs a-plenty. dynamite version pretty interesting rhythm toward the end of the solo! Notable for Bobby "High 5" countin during the solo section - king of polyrhythmic emphasis and that kind of interlocking singing that keith richards craved in mick taylor - the weaving