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Submissions

1
Tennessee Jed
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Also crushes...
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 4, 1980
Providence Civic Center

Clean and nimble first-set closer
1
El Paso
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Captures the galloping urgency and drive of the story
1
Throwing Stones
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

Searching for some direction and having fun doing it
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Rousing! 72's got many of the best/ favorites

Comments

Jack Straw
Nov. 7, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

Unbelievable this has only three votes. This is a killer version -- the point of ignition for the show and frisson-inducing for me, anyway. Happy Trails.
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

As this late summer day moves along it hints at the fleeting season and the impermanence we share. The solos are the soundtrack for these feelings, capturing both the passing of time and the extended celebration of the moment. If ever I return… who knows, but this version rows me out to that place, every time.
Not Fade Away
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Currently ranking high on the sleeper chart with only 4 votes.
Good Lovin'
April 26, 1971
Fillmore East

Was just minding my own business, listening to GD when I got mugged by this version!
Playin' In The Band
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

6/19 perhaps, though not 23 mins. Fanfrickintastic! - as the description says.