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One More Saturday Night
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Rousing main-set finale
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Around and Around
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Brent kicks it up a notch
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Not Fade Away
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Dirty space alien vibe
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Drums
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

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Franklin's Tower
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

This one flies
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

I'm not against Weir's slide work in every case. 9/2/78, for example, is much more tasteful in my opinion. Here it almost drowns out Jerry, who's doing some really nice stuff in the opposite channel. But I dont hate this version outright, it just isn't my favorite. I actually prefer 4/8 in just this month.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Not as fast as other versions, but the jams are solid and the outro portion hits hard.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

As clean as a live version of this song can get, and Jerry remembers the words, so that's a plus. Fun to blast this one every so often.
Morning Dew
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Agreed that the Dark Star-MLB-Dew sequence here is essential listening.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

I generally like this one but Bobby overdoes it on the slide in Fire, to the point where he's competing against Jerry instead of complementing him. High energy for sure, but I appreciate a little more space in Fire.
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