From DP 25, Opens show at New Haven. Takes no prisoners. Extra shot of Jerry heading in bridge jam. Kinda surprised it's not on a list of 90+ Straws

Shame on me for not submitting this earlier. Insane ripper to open 2nd set; Phil OWNS this version. Pause for nothing-- Listen NOW. Thank me l8r ;-)

Latvala from "Grate" Beyond reminds of his Winterland pick: The Best. Jer rips holes in Universe; Drummers pummel; Listen to "drive me BACK" line!

Possibly best-ever of the Brent era. Bob preaches fire & brimstone and Jerry shreds the living daylights out of every jam. Serious MUST listen version

A funk-laden but more laid-back, groovier vibe marks this excellent entry from Chicago. Notable for A+ vocals & harmonies and Bobby shines in end jam!

Back to give this one some more promo and a truly much-needed bump in the rankings (I hope). The jam into Fire is a preview of the kind of extended jamming that became common in the April of '78 versions (see 4/8/78, 4/24/78 for just 2) that feature building levels of Jerry-led leads with the band adding color and flourish in time, the layers all swirling together as they rise and spill out onto an open meadow where suddenly we hear Keith in the clear driving the main "Fire" theme on piano, while the rest of the band lays back and lets the beautiful keys establish the mood before joining in...the "Fire" that follows is shorter than many but also so much more focused than others that do tend to meander a bit...every note seems infused with meaning as Jerry rips confident solos and Phil et al keep the backbeat grooving along. Jerry's finale after the 2nd verse is just exactly perfect and we touch down into the reprised Scarlet theme like the smoothest of runway landings. This is a stellar '77 precision version of the combo with many hints of the broader, more daring explorations of 1978 thrown in for good measure. It's worth getting Dap12 just to hear this and I hope sincerely to see it get at least into double digits here. I now cede the soapbox. Thanks for listening ;-)

Great example of the band having fun, Bobby realizing he sang verse 2 b4 verse 1 and making sure he gets it right. But this version is good from the get-go and musically suffers not at all from bobby's brain freeze....rippin' good version from an underrated Nassau show.

Couldn't think of a reason not to have upvoted this already other than that I wasn't there and was jealous. Great post-70's version, bright improv throughout, and an encore at the Greek? Lucky SOBs that were there.

This simply needs more votes. No way can it be sitting anywhere under double digits. Just listen. The post 2nd verse jam alone vaults this into all-time territory and Jerry's "Delilah Jones" growl is too good for words. The AUD should not stop you-this is a GREAT version and an absolute sleeper at just 4 votes as of this comment.

The last I'll say about this for now is that the best hope for this site remaining as fun and useful as it's been is the comments section for songs already nominated. Rather than trying to wedge in a song that hasn't been put up yet (probably, but not always, I know) for good reason, why not listen to some of the versions that have that mid-range # of votes and could use some advocacy for being rated higher? That's what I gravitate more towards now anyway. And without the character limit on first-time nominated songs the comments area allows someone to explain in detail why they like or don't like that particular version. That's useful! In fact, I'm going to head over right now and add my comments again (in addition to ones I've already made) on why the Brown-Eyed Women from 8/24/80 should be rated way higher than it is now. When I see knowledgeable posters advocating passionately in the comments section for a certain version it's normally a good bet that it's worth a listen and an upvote. I've been turned on to some very good renditions of tunes I otherwise would have missed that way.