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Aiko Aiko
Dec. 31, 1987
Oakland Coliseum Arena

With the Neville Bros. Jerry gets his Big Easy on.
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Promised Land
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Perfection to end the first set of one of the truly great shows ever. Keith, Bobby, Jerry--the whole crew is in the pocket and rocking it hard.
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Promised Land
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Both the best and worst version ever. Why? April Fool's gag: Bobby - keys, Brent & Jerry -drums, Billy - bass - Mickey -guitar Phil-vocals
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Big River
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

They just could do no wrong at this show, Hidden among all the other gems is this monster River. Big solo work by Jerry; nice fills by Keith.
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Brother Esau
Oct. 28, 1985
Fox Theater

Complete with kickin' cow bell, nice long intro, easily one of the best you'll find.
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Comments

Space
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Hard to believe this is where it is on the board but then again “space” gets overlooked in general (guilty of that myself) but this a space to actually listen to and not be bored or turned off by cacophony for its own sake. Plus it’s integral to the set itself with the elements of PITB & UJB weaved in & out & ultimately into an all time Dew. Great rhythm devils here & a spooky but beautiful tone. Up it.
China Doll
Oct. 14, 1980
Warfield Theater

^^^^^that’s exactly why. Appreciate nailing down the date this one is still my fave over every electric.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 14, 1978
Boston Music Hall

^^^^i went back and gave this a hard listen knowing I’d love it bc of the year (can’t think of a “bad” version anywhere from 77-78 ) but I’ve overlooked this one due to the sound issues but the AUD isn’t terrible and worth fighting thru less than stellar reproduction to hear a really lovely rendition, and this is. Another sleeper Eyes that gets short shrift due to no SBD is 6/4/77 which is an awesome show in its own right in dire need of a clean SBD
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 23, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

agree with all the above comments but would add too that the transition into Fire is a thing of patient, colorful beauty...glides in slowly like a mind meld version before starting the fire theme on a dime. Very nice.
Uncle John's Band
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Feels like finding a 20$ bill you forgot about in a side pocket of your jacket. Sweet as honey intro leads into a river flow version that’s light & airy on Brent’s twinkly keys, the first bridge jam is long & jazzy & the outro material gets down dirty jammy. Never would have stopped on this show for a great UJB & was more than pleasantly surprised.
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