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Aiko Aiko
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

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Friend of the Devil
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

Brent's playing goes far outside of the rhythmic structures the rest of the band is using to support him, shaking them out of their complacency.
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Little Red Rooster
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

Acceptable slide playing from Bobby. Nice extended organ solo, MIDI sax solo. Whole band playing blues choruses gives first set particular vibe.
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New Minglewood Blues
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Looser and hotter than its more famous brethren from the following night, but Garcia gets buried some in the mix.
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Jack Straw
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

To my ears, the Betty Boards usually have a fair amount of Keith. Come hear why.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

I added my vote, because the version is so good (moving right into "El Paso"), and because the whole show needs some love.
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

I'll have to check out that matrix though...
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

There's a reason this is #1. The band hits it right off the gate (I have an AUD that sounds better than my SBD, and you can hear the whistle blowing). Jerry and Phil are both great, and the bops to dark unexpected places revitalize the main jam. They keep it up.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

This is one of my favorite "Scarlets" from this run. Jerry is inventive and seems to be exploring new parts of the fretboard. And I liked Donna on this run as well (I hear a real "Dark Side of the Moon" thing in her vocals on this version), but they flub the transition into "Fire" just a tiny bit, and the "Fire" is seems a bit too slow. I know it's nitpicking, and we're all lucky to have a month of killer versions of this song. Also some inventive playing over the outro material, but IMHO, Cornell and Tuscaloosa have this one topped.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

and that was BEFORE the great interplay on the transition into "Fire" (which is different, but still all time). (edit:) This is just unbelievably good, and as everyone else has remarked, so different.
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