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Estimated Prophet
Aug. 31, 1985
Manor Downs

Hot as the night in Texas on which it was played.
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One More Saturday Night
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Like every other song from this, my favorite all-time show, it's a best-of candidate. Just rocks hard.
2
Alabama Getaway
Dec. 5, 1979
Uptown Theater

Come for the 'Bama but stay for the rest of the show. This rocker 'Bama is Jerry and Brent at their very best. This entire show, tho', is a monster.
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Stagger Lee
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Right after Phil tells a guy to get off the blacony cuz 50,000 people are waiting for him to, and Bob does the dog nose joke, Jer rips into a fine SL!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 18, 1989
The Spectrum

Pretty good China followed by the best 80's OR 90's RIDER I've ever heard. Check Jer's run going into "sun gonna shine" verse. 5 stars fo RIDER alone.
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Black Throated Wind
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Gotta give it up for this one. So crisp and just exactly perfect. Sounds almost like it's right off of ACE but w/the added emotion and push of the live performance.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 14, 1977
Hofheinz Pavilion

Hey Sleuth i'd go further and say Fall '77 surpasses spring (OK, by barely a nose, but still)...I just think the fall tour had more of a rocking edge to it than spring did w/out losing any of the precision of the spring shows. 10/29/77 (all of it), 11/6/77 (Truckin',), October shows like this one and 10/7 (WharfRat/Sugar Mag) and of course the whole end of year Winterland run, are just phenomenal, peak performances.
Eyes Of The World
May 18, 1977
Fox Theatre

I'm only whining about this yet again b/c I'm writing this on the 37th anniversary of its debut, on 5/18/14. To beat the proverbial "dead" horse, this is too damn good to be wallowing at (as of now) 4 votes.
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

It really sounded different to me than any MLB type jam I've heard. Something just unique about it, and so ridiculously sweet. The whole experience listening to it thru just floored me. (It was the perfect other companion while taking a long hike thru the woods with real Grendel.) Next project is Rotterdam, altho I don't know how to get it since I don't have the full E'72 trunk set. Maybe I'll purchase that individual show if u think it's worth it.
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

New order for my top 3 has this one moved up to 2d place, behind 9/28/72 but ahead of Veneta. Jam in this one's just too good.
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