Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 1, 1979
Holleder Memorial Stadium
This is a GREAT version, 31+ minutes, Good Scarlet, Great Scarlet jam, long transition once Fire is announced and then a phenomenal Fire on the Mountain. A very cool rift in the second solo gets everybody on board and it soars from that moment on, Jerry fanning, Phil dropping major bombs. I clearly remember Jerry breaking a string at the end of his solo (he was wailing on his strings), then a short (about 2 minutes) keyboard / bass interlude, which is very cool and unique until Jerry / Steve Parrish replaces his string and Jerry comes back, jams a minute or so and then sings the last verse. They pick the energy back up and wail at the last solo, not really finishing on the Scarlet beat, but the drummers get the hint and it’s off to the Rhythm Devils. Great version, top 5 that I saw live (first time I have listened to it in 33-years) and remember that we felt cheated at the show, only 2 songs before the drums. but there was equipment and curfew issues. Give it a listen to this unique version, obviously underrated with only 5 votes.