Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden
I had never heard of this show, and normally would never be tempted to look since I usually avoid both audience recordings and early 1979 shows, but after seeing Charlie Miller call it his favourite show in his Reddit AMA, I knew I had to give it a listen. And WOW. This one just smokes. Has a mellow vibe, but still so much creativity throughout, especially from Jerry whose leads are just beautiful. It has a really transcendent peak in the transition to when Donna starts singing, probably the best I've ever heard her sound on these songs. Would love to here a SBD version one day, but the recording that exists, especially the remaster by Charlie Miller, is excellent. Can't recommend this one enough; deserves to be so much higher.