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Submissions

6
Beat it on Down The Line
April 25, 1971
Fillmore East

Nowt wrong with the Ladies and Gentlemen version, better than many here, deserves a mention
4
Cold Rain and Snow
March 25, 1966
Trouper's Hall

I like the early ones. They have better tempo.
12
And We Bid You Goodnight
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

Good version of this short number
10
Not Fade Away
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Very good with interesting closing jam before it fades into GDTRFB
19
Loose Lucy
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

Superb AUD tape version. A must have
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Comments

St. Stephen
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

To defend my cancerous opinion ... the first third is superb, wondeful guitar work, and got me really excited. The middle third let me down as it was uninspired doodling, almost lift music. But my ridicule was for the last third that contains some of the worst singing the Dead ever did. The TOO that follows is great.
St. Stephen
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

You're having a laugh ! Seriously, this one is awful. It should not be played to people of a sensitive musical disposition .... not unless the water-boarding didn't work.
Deal
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

I downloaded this because the BIODTL is so highly rated, and I didn't yet have this concert. Listened to first set, and Deal stood out as heady. Pretty Peggy-O not bad either
Pretty Peggy O
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

I didn't notice the flub at the beginning (I was driving) but I heard the inventive extra verse. Truth is, if you didn't know you wouldn't notice, so this doesn't count as a flub, IMO. Great version. Worth downloading. NB I downloaded this because of the praise for BIODTL, but it was Deal that struck me in the first set. [Added] Oooops. Heard it on the second listening. I am afraid that precludes this from being a top version ... more the Tarantino version !
Weather Report Suite
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The "wisdom of the crowd" is spot on here, IMO. Curtis Hixon, Freedom Hall, and Boston Garden are "the big 3" in my opinion when it comes to WRS. As regards the cut, after listening to the many available versions, I chose the Monte Barry one (which drops in an AUD patch), as best overall for this and the whole concert.
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