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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.
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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!
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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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Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 18, 1984
Meadowlands Arena

Later day version that manages to capture some of the old (pre-69) style of the song.
New Potato Caboose
June 8, 1969
Fillmore West

After an awkward transition from China Cat, this version really takes off, and the ending climax is one of the strongest.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Franklin's is strong enough: it sounds like it's taking this new configuration some time to work out what goes where, as it were. But the real meat of this is the Help> Slip, where JG quite literally tears it up: he's all over the place, using the whole of his guitar pallet and interacting with BH in the highest degree.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Very insistent version: the transition out of He's Gone is almost too slow (but not quite), and then this one just keeps coming.
Looks Like Rain
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Incredibly strong version, especially JG's guitar during the verses. Doesn't hurt that there's the great DP 18 version available.
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