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Never Trust A Woman
Oct. 6, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Brent's convincing here.
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Althea
Oct. 6, 1981
Rainbow Theater

The fact that this isn't already on here continues to attest to how underheard these London shows are. Smoldering version.
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Little Red Rooster
Oct. 6, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Excellently performed.
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New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 6, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Love Brent on this. Greasy and grimy.
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Brokedown Palace
Oct. 3, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Another night in the books for this long weekend in London.
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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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