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Far From Me
April 2, 1987
The Centrum

Highlight of the first!!
5
Wang Dang Doodle
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

Raw. Slinky. Perfect tempo with the drums up in mix giving it a tribal feel. Perfectly placed between rocking BEW and Big RR.
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Cassidy
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

What makes this my favorite version? The end

Comments

Stella Blue
Oct. 20, 1974
Winterland Arena

Billy's work on the toms rivals Ringo on A Day In A Life...amazing!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

I will echo the comment about the transition jam. It is a favorite. Jerry is in relaxed melodic mode. He finds cool phrases...repeats them while varying them...and when you think he will repeat it again...he is off to something else!! The band does a grest job supporting. At one point mickey is hitting a tom at same notes as jerry. The overall feel is more of a drift into Fire. Some versions feel like race. I have listened to this so many times I could practically sing you the entire solo. It is that good. Enjoy!!
Cassidy
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

This version has jerry in a relaxed and melodic mode. During the jam he plays patterns...and then repeats them with slight variations. Jerry and the band build the jam together...more intense as they go. The best part is the end. His final lick is awesome! Played twice and sets up Bobby for the perfect entry back into the vocals. It is not unlike the second jam in Jack Straw on Europe 72 or Hard to Handle from 4/29. I have listened to many of the top choices here...and none of them nail the landing like this version. The link in this post only brings you the second set. This the best version is here: https://archive.org/details/gd1982-04-15.nak300.friend.andrewf.106527.flac16/gd1982-04-15s1t09.flac
Looks Like Rain
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

My favorite version. Great middle solo. The end is really 2 parts. The whole band drifts down to near silence...then all together they build from the "well it looks like rain" section to a perfect ending. Bob drops a perfectly placed F-bomb along the way. Go to this link for the best version. The link in this post only goes to the second set. https://archive.org/details/gd1982-04-15.nak300.friend.andrewf.106527.flac16/gd1982-04-15s1t09.flac