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They Love Each Other
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Dicks Picks Vol. 18. Ridiculously hot mid-section jam by Jerry. Donna ads very sweet accompaniment a la best of JGB versions. Don't overlook this one!
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Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Rippin' at Red Rocks. Bouncy, jaunty, zippy and energetic early 80's version. Brent takes control on Franklin's.
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Playin' In The Band
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Got half an hour to kill? Lose yourself in one of the greatest, mind-blowing, spacious, jamming, jazzy, monster PITB's in history.
21
Bird Song
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

The '72 vintages are so silky smooth and this one is no exception. Jerry's vocals aren't prone to the frog-croaks of later years.This glides on wings.
25
The Other One
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

A rare extended TOO for '77,: a fat, sick, jamming gem. Crazy exploration, worthy of 1972; Phil in command, Jerry ablaze; melts into Stella Blue
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

The reprise...the reprise....the un-freaking-believable REPRISE is what gets this version my upvote...!
Pretty Peggy O
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Hard to find a bad version of this song. Hella good Jerry jam section in this one and well sung to boot.
Jack Straw
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

I suspect this version will get a bump from the DaP 15 release and well it should! Heartily sung by both Bob and Jerry and the jam section is a confident, power-forward flow into the final verse. Excellent sound reproduction from the official release doesn't hurt, either. Straight A rendition that deserves at the very least double digit voting numbers.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

What he said ^
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

I suspect this one isn't higher only b/c it's a bit shorter in length than some other versions, but this is one of those times when the jamming is so spot-on and tight it would almost seem a waste to try and expand into longer-time territory. Extremely crisp version. Gets my upvote and should be higher than some others above it now.
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