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Black Peter
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Slow and intense.
20
Wang Dang Doodle
July 8, 1990
Three Rivers Stadium

Very intense version in a bluesy second set.

Comments

Touch of Grey
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

I don't know why this isn't higher. Watchtower > Fantasy/Jude > Touch was a fantastic and slightly off-kilter show closing run (after the deep space 2-verse Dark Star into drums...). The energy for Touch (from the band and the crowd) as an uptempo set 2 closer was rarely ever matched.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

11/2/85 is OK. I mean, all Dews are great, but that one isn't even top 10 for the Brent era and nowhere even close to this one.
Get Back
Jan. 28, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

It's fun to hear in it's own way, like a lot of the off the cuff covers over the years (ex: full Hey Jude 3/22/90, Stir It Up in 91, first Dear Mr Fantasy 6/14/84) that, in terms of actual performance quality, frankly suck.
Morning Dew
Aug. 24, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Yep, this is the one that was ripcorded for El Paso. LOL.
Morning Dew
Sept. 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden

The issue with this one is not that it's not deserving, it's that there are so many fantastic versions of Dew that there are several that you could make the case for. This one and Augusta clearly rank at the top of the Brent era versions for me.
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