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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
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

I will echo what others have said, this is the best Estimated > Eyes of 77. It's insane that Englishtown has 3x the upvotes. This show is better in every aspect for these songs.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

The only post-Keith version I consider in the same league as this is Augusta 10/12/84 UJB>D/S>Playin' Rep>UJB which is of course followed by the monumental Dew.
Loose Lucy
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

The lyric flubs are hard to just ignore. I mean, c'mon, Jer, the album is coming out in a week and you can't get the words right? Musically on point, but it's not like there is a 15 min type 2 MLB jam in it, either.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 5, 1984
Charlotte Coliseum

I think it's a familiarity issue. Stranger was consistently great in this era, but this show isn't a well known or high ranked show in general whereas the Strangers from shows like 10/12 and 11/3 are versions everyone has, so they tend to get the love because they are great, too, as well as more familiar.
Victim Or The Crime
Feb. 27, 1990
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

This was on TIGDH this morning. Very cool version where the space breakdown at the end goes back into the main theme for 30 seconds before the song ends. I had never listened to the first set of this show before. I got through LTGTR, Stranger, Sugaree, Victim, Halfstep, and Masterpiece before I got to work. None were "all-time" versions of the songs, but a very beefy start to the show on the whole. Not a dud in the bunch. I would have been very entertained there.
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