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Beat it on Down The Line
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Really nice and rolls right along.
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El Paso
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Even the El Paso is top-notch!
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Friend of the Devil
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Beautiful FOD here. High quality 80s
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Let It Grow
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

Unbelievable this isn't on here! INSANE jam!!!
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Not Fade Away
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

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Comments

Eyes Of The World
Sept. 2, 1983
Boise Pavilion - Boise State University

The tape splice is a little jarring on the Dave's Picks release, but this is paced nicely and has a cool jam at the end.
Its All Over Now
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

This whole show is hot. I don't care what anyone says. Unique versions of damn near every song with perfect tempos.
Sugaree
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Listen to Download Series 1! The whole thing is fantastic. This Sugaree is spectacular.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Put some ears on this one, folks. Scarlet and the transition jam are so mellow with Keith really doing a nice job, but the Fire here is one for the ages. Jerry lays out at the beginning and then just scorches the fuck out of it. This was literally the day before May 77 began and should be added to the catalog of amazing creativity of that month.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 21, 1983
Worcester Centrum

Originally I posted that this is as good as 10/14/83, and while it's a very strong version, I have to come off of that opinion just a little bit. This does not have quite the transition jam of 10/14, and there's kind of an unusual rhythm going on in Scarlet that I'm not sure I love. Still, I really enjoy the exploration of the 83-84 versions of this combo (check out 4/13/83 and 4/13/84 if you haven't) and this fits right in.
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