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Black Peter
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Slow and intense.
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Wang Dang Doodle
July 8, 1990
Three Rivers Stadium

Very intense version in a bluesy second set.

Comments

Eyes Of The World
Nov. 30, 1973
Boston Music Hall

I totally agree. This is one I come back to a lot. The whole DP14 disc 2 from HCS to Sugar Mag gets heavy rotation for me. This was a little before my time, but I can't imagine how fantastic it would have been to see all that brand new material featured so prominently like that (contrast to the Built To Last material that was mostly just a couple throw away first set songs in fall 89...). I definitely would have immediately bought Wake after that show if I didn't have it already.
New Speedway Boogie
July 3, 1970
McMahon Stadium

Just saw this on Festival Express on AXS TV. Very cool electric version with a nice Nobody's Fault jam in the middle. The film then cuts to Garcia jamming on CC Rider with the band Great Speckled Bird. Definitely worth a view.
The Wheel
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

This transition is great. It starts at about 3:30 of the Space track in the Dave's Pick tracking. Definitely my #1 Brent-era Wheel.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

This is great. I was listening to Dave's Pick on my commute this morning and it made me smile. I think I still prefer the Barcelona 81 version as my favorite Brent-era S>F, but this one is pretty similar. They both have that tension/release build up in the transition that falls right into Fire. I think Barcelona's transition is even a little better done than this one. This one has a better Scarlet (especially the solo before "wind in the willows"), but I think Barcelona's Fire hits higher peaks. I like that Brent's sound in this show is very rich and full and not the plinkety plinkety that sometimes plagues pre-coma Brent shows.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

I agree with cgarces on this one. There are at least 5 mins of completely unlistenable non-music before the MLB jam. I had to edit it out and retrack. LOL.
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