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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.
5
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Perfect, with some filthy guitar in the outro.
2
Scarlet Begonias
June 12, 1984
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

1984 audience only standalone Scarlet (touch) at Red Rocks. Great solo, excellent transition.
6
Ship of Fools
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

10 minutes, on YouTube and worth a peek in b/w scarlet>bucket and terrapin.
5
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.

Comments

Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 22, 1978
Winterland Arena

Somebody we all know gets into the solo and starts forgetting where he is in the song and making it longer and more awesome.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

I don’t have much to add to what grendel says. The Fire is loud, clear, confident and I also prefer the matrix to the sbd which lacks the warmth that you get with the matrix without sacrificing clarity. An all time Fire.
Row Jimmy
April 21, 1978
Rupp Arena

This one is for real. Great solos, bob on slide is doable, and I would check any other boxes too
Crazy Fingers
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Jerry’s playing is sharp and clear, and he is clearly into it. This one is going to stick with me for a while.
Deal
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Great energy between Jerry and Brent once the outro gets going. This is a good version from the early 80s which for some reason is often overshadowed by 89-93 Deals. This is every bit as good and I like the October 83 sound here and elsewhere.