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2
He's Gone
May 17, 1981
Onondaga Auditorium

Comes out of Estimated, nice & subdued in the beginning. The bluesy jam leading into the Other One is worth a listen. Brent is the man on this one
1
Samson and Delilah
Sept. 12, 1987
Capital Centre

Hot and heady Samson coming out of a Cumberland 2nd Set Opener - drummers and Brent are especially on
1
Don't Ease Me In
March 30, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Punchy Spring '90 version - practically every "Dough Knees" from this period is a rocker
1
New Minglewood Blues
March 25, 1983
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Jerry goes off and Phil really cranks it up near the end. Absolutely wonderful all around
1
Not Fade Away
Sept. 18, 1988
Madison Square Garden

NFA to open and close a second set?! NFA>Scarlet>Fire?!?!?! 'Nuff said

Comments

Bertha
June 4, 1978
Campus Stadium - University Of California

Totally fired up, excellent version
Alabama Getaway
April 9, 1982
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Holy shit HOT Alabama despite the mix issues as typical with the first song. One of the best??? Underrated for sure standing at 5 votes as of me writing this
Terrapin Station
March 29, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Really great 2nd set opening Terrapin with great jamming and an interesting segue into Dewimmina
Black Throated Wind
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

I love how Bobby calls out BTW for them to play. Something really magical about this era
Uncle John's Band
Oct. 25, 1989
Miami Arena

Top notch version