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Not Fade Away
Nov. 14, 1978
Boston Music Hall

HOT NFA with Stepehn-ish jam around 6 min akin to the jam before the NFA on 7/28/82
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Promised Land
Oct. 28, 1985
Fox Theater

Doesn't seem to want to end - some vocal flubs from Bobby but excellent and energetic version
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The Other One
June 13, 1987
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Very hot and heady Other One out of space, leads into a great Dew
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Eyes Of The World
March 21, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Maybe not the most exploratory but it's clear the band is having fun - solid 80's version
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Promised Land
July 4, 1990
Sandstone Amphitheatre

Phil just goes 'Bombs Away'
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Comments

Dark Star
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Real spacey Star, not too much jamming, though the section starting around 16:30 as others have mentioned is beautifully Phil/Keith driven. Always loved how they start Dew only to veer off - makes for a very unique and fun DS. (edit) - Keith is definitely MVP for this show no doubt
The Other One
May 13, 1983
Greek Theater

Great buildup from the end of Throwing Stones. Never gets truly "incendiary" but is a beast nonetheless
Wharf Rat
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

Jerry's pretty good on this one, some decent jamming and the lyrics aren't totally blown! I'd say this is probably one of the best of '94. Branford really gives Jerry the kick he needs. Check out the new Christopher Hazard video just to prove that Jerry was "on".
Shakedown Street
Dec. 28, 1978
Golden Hall, Community Concourse

Underrated as shit. Soundboard mix could not be better. Amazed I've just heard this for the first time - this seems like a definitive Keith/Donna version. It packs a lot of the energy like 1/10/79 IMO
Dark Star
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

It takes them more than SEVENTEEN minutes to reach the first verse. To put this into perspective, the entire Dark Star from 6/30/73 is 16:30 minutes long. I can't love this one enough - truly a beast.
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