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They Love Each Other
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

This is a CRAZY, trippy version! Jerry is INCREDIBLE on this one...so much so that some of the band loses it's place and somehow makes it work.
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New Minglewood Blues
April 13, 1984
Hampton Coliseum

Particularly smoking version, everyone is firing on all cylinders, Bobby's vocal is great, Brent is fantastic, Jerry, Bob, Phil, etc...

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Till The Morning Comes
Oct. 11, 1970
Action House

It's a poor quality audience tape, but this seems to be the most "together" version, with the best singing and least mistakes.
Dark Hollow
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

I'm happening upon this amazing version right now. By far the best version I've heard of this. First off, Bob sings it PERFECT. Grisman is great....basically it sounds like a record! Better than either released version, and better than any other version I've heard.
Attics of My Life
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

A gorgeous electric version....without the drummers. Perfect. I think this is way better than 5-15-70 (which is currently leading this version) (by one vote!) I agree: this is not an easy song to pull off, and I personally never saw a good version. This version with just Phil, Jerry and Bob, electrically, is my go-to version.
Midnight Hour
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

This is a beautiful, unexpected version, with a distinctive, one-of-a-kind vibe (the "Mountain Jam" comparisons are apt). The first surprise is that it comes out of one of these early "Not Fade Away"s. Usually these "Not Fade Away"s go into "Lovelight". This one goes into "Midnight Hour", a song that has not been in the setlist for a while. Which is why it's so surprising that this sounds so "together"! This might be the most "together" "Midnight Hour" I've ever heard! Usually they're kinda messy, in my opinion! This version is only 10 minutes but man oh man it seems a lot longer! You visit many places! Definitely deserves to be in the top three!
Viola Lee Blues
April 6, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

My second favorite (after Harpur College, of course), this version burns and melts your face off. So intense that someone unplugged the band's amps, leaving them to finish the last verse accapella.
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