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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

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Focused, jazzy, so good. This awesome, fat china rider might not seem like much until you get a minute or so into the jam section, then you'll know it's GD magic. Firing on into the night!
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Scorchin', so great
Weather Report Suite
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

The whole band stretching out and letting their epic radiations boomerang throughout the Alexandra Palace. A sprawling and really great WRS peaking in a Let it grow that's just to die for, life-affirmingly strong
Morning Dew
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Tear-jerking and clarion 74 Dew, the Dead are riding firmly in the clouds on this
Hey Pocky Way
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Super groovy, buoyant and freeing version