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1
West L.A. Fadeaway
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

Solid version
2
Cold Rain and Snow
May 13, 1983
Greek Theater

Rockin' show opener at the Greek
3
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
May 10, 1980
Hartford Civic Center

The Saint is the real gem here. The build up right before the 'sure don't know..' verse is insane!

Comments

Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Geez, the jam in Saint builds and builds and builds until it feels like your head will explode. Excellent!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

^^ agreed, this is excellent. The Scarlet solo is nice and long and Brent does some cool stuff in the transition. The Sailor>Saint that follows is stellar too..
The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down
May 21, 1971
Keystone Korner

DS67 today in JGB history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmM0GxUFYg
Bird Song
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Underrated Bird here flying under the radar. Dream-like quality to this one similar to the version played eight days earlier in Vancouver.
The Other One
June 29, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Phil launches into the bossa nova style jam around the 3:30 mark that was unique to ‘73.. solid version
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