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Black Peter
Sept. 25, 1981
Stabler Arena

After 10/29/77 this should be your go-to BP. Emotion oozes and Jer shreds the outro.
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Beat it on Down The Line
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

A breezy bouncin' bubbly Bobby Beat it...best of the 90's.
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El Paso
March 27, 1972
Academy of Music

Jerry in serious bluegrass mode. Most country-westernized version ever. At the end Phil sez "Thanks, Texans" even tho' they're in NYC. Awesome version
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Let It Grow
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Hornsby gets on board in a big way & Jerry jazzes up the jam sections. Weir slashes away & sings w/passion. Strong candidate for Best of the 90's.
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Desolation Row
April 17, 1987
Irvine Meadows

This song was only as good as Bobby was committed to it, and on this night he was 100% in Dylan-idoling mode. Gorgeous rendeition, lovingly sung.
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Morning Dew
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

@LuckyKentucky All the vocals on the original Europe '72 release were dubbed in later as post-production in studio. I believe 5/26 is the version that appears on Europe '72 but the vocals are dubbed.
Friend of the Devil
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

This one is a joy to listen to. Feels acoustic even tho' it's electric...like a jug band version in some ways and Jerry's sweet vocals are perfect. Great rendition when you want something different than the ballad-like slow versions.
Friend of the Devil
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

This one is a joy to listen to. Feels acoustic even tho' it's electric...like a jug band version in some ways and Jerry's sweet vocals are perfect. Great rendition when you want something different than the ballad-like slow versions.
Eyes Of The World
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

Agree this version gets overlooked. Spun it again the other day and was mesmerized by the flowing, beautiful near 4 minute intro alone and the rest is pretty great too. It doesn't reach the jamming intensity of 10/29/77 or the intricate jazz signatures of some '73 and '74 versions but I bumped it up here for its under-ratedness. It is worthy!
Shakedown Street
April 17, 1982
Hartford Civic Center

More votes indeed. This version is so smooth and well-executed it may get overlooked for not being as "explosive" as some others--like, perhaps, the vastly (IMHO) overrated 6-30-85. Compare that with Jerry's far silkier and confident vocals in this version, and the terrific jazz feel that floats this one along on wings, and you'll see. Brent and Jerry also play off each other beautifully here and the whole band is on target. 1982 was a great year for Shakedown and this is one of its best.
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