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Mama Tried
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Wolf's tone is even killer on Mama. I have no problem saying this is best ever.
6
Stir It Up
April 5, 1991
The Omni

It's a nice one, but the Cap version is the definitive. Listen for yourself.
1
Drums
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Digging this show. Nice Spanish Jam>Drums>Wheel.
3
The Music Never Stopped
June 5, 1993
Giants Stadium

Hot version with an Easy Answers in it. The jam out of Easy Answers flat out smokes.
6
I Need A Miracle
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Could do no wrong at this show...even the Miracle smokes. This one blows away 90% of all the versions out there.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Grendel, I respect your thoughts bigtime. I guess it does depend on how you like your Playins. I know we both don't dig nonsense noise in DS's and Playin's. I will listen to 2/26 again and and evaluate it on an elegance level. With that being said, I did say it was the highlight of Set 1. Thanks for your analysis.
The Wheel
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Love this Playin'>Wheel>Playin
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Different beast than 2/26/77, but 39 minutes of goodness. The 6 minute build up to the reprise is golden and then just pounded home with not just power chords, but some cool playing by Jer. I can't believe Grendel hasn't commented...he is usually like don't forget the reprise. I will await his thoughts on this one after just commenting on 2/26/77.
Morning Dew
Feb. 27, 1977
Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara

Its a nice version, but just a warm up to the May/June versions.
Stander On The Mountain
Oct. 28, 1990
Zenith

Super tight for first time played. Great quality sound from the link. Pretty hard not to really dig this tune.
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