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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Every bit the equal of Cornell. 8/24/80 still has a better solo, but this is 1977 y'all.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Perfect, with some filthy guitar in the outro.
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Scarlet Begonias
June 12, 1984
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

1984 audience only standalone Scarlet (touch) at Red Rocks. Great solo, excellent transition.
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Ship of Fools
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

10 minutes, on YouTube and worth a peek in b/w scarlet>bucket and terrapin.
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Hell in a Bucket
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Out of Scarlet Begonias to open the second set, with some teases of the song in the transition.
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Comments

Samson and Delilah
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Absolutely. Samson is one of the songs that I prefer in '76 to the years that followed. The whole band is smoking here.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

A solid rendition with some weird Bob stuff going on in the background from time to time. Maybe not the most expansive version, but the sound quality and the era make this one worth hearing for halfsteppers.
The Music Never Stopped
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A couple of blemishes, but on balance an excellent version. The midsection is speedier than most and hits some nice waves before some awkwardness around the turn to the outro which itself is solid, typical '78 sledding. A/A- all around.
The Music Never Stopped
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

I listened to this last week and I loved the '76 Jerry sound on the outro. I hear two things at the end, the second of which is the regular signal for the band to end the song. But in the brief segment just before that I hear something faintly recognizable. It, like the rest of the jam, is short but excellent.
He's Gone
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

I love this He's Gone and the fall '79 ether it seamlessly arrives at. The whole segment through Gloria and the 1st CC Rider make this a relic.
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