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El Paso
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

The jazzy '76 feel brings out the polka in the song a bit more than in other years.
1
Mountain Jam
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

During Alligator, post-drums. One of the most discernible, helps that show was recorded on multi-track.
16
Not Fade Away
May 14, 1978
Providence Civic Center

West LA Fadeaway jam in the transition jam to GDTRFB
4
Doin' That Rag
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Rollicking and ramschackle.
9
Smokestack Lightnin'
July 15, 1989
Deer Creek Music Center

Sweet jam smoothly decelerating into drumz after Truckin' craziness
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Comments

Eyes Of The World
July 12, 1989
RFK Stadium

Super fast eyes!
Crazy Fingers
March 14, 1990
Capital Centre

A vocal flub, but they nail the outro, which is what really counts.
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Does the jam at the end have a name? I call it the "epic jam" for reasons that are hopefully obvious, but I was wondering if tapers had ever given it a nickname like they did for MLB, Spanish Jam, Philo Stomp, etc.
The Other One
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Now it has as Dave's Picks 23. Sound is excellent.
Eyes Of The World
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

The bolus is well framptonized on that last jam....
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