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SlowlyTooFades

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Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
March 25, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

Not one of the "big boys" in terms of versions, but features nice Hornsby on accordian.
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So Many Roads
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Strong version with great Jerry vocals. The whole show is underrated.
8
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 19, 1989
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

China starts out rough, with some missed lyrics, but the transition is amazing, and JG's vocals are tops: he even sings along with BW on his line!
7
Turn On Your Love Light
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Late period: why like it? Because BW & JG imbue it with an energy befitting the rest of this great show. Not the greatest version, but loads of fun.
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Samba In The Rain
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Hated it when I heard it (multiple times): but on tape this (terrible) song is pretty strong in this version. JG's solo is solid enough.
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Comments

Mason's Children
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

Surely the most "out-there" Mason's ever done: points in some interesting dimensions that the band went in 1970, and some that they sadly didn't get to explore.
China Doll
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

All of the elements which make a version strong are here in excess.
Bertha
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Definitive.
Row Jimmy
May 16, 1993
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Good use of MIDI on this late-afternoon version.
You Don't Have To Ask
March 25, 1966
Trouper's Hall

This is one of our earliest examples of the band really stretching out on a song; you can see the steps they're taking toward the Cream Puffs of '66 (and of course Viola Lee).
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