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Submissions

1
Estimated Prophet
March 29, 1983
Warfield Theater

Hot outro resolves into a brief contemplative space before yielding to Drums.
4
Queen Jane Approximately
March 28, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Sparkling, energetic version. The first set of the Nassau run is a great one!
2
Its All Over Now
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

Grooves smartly with excellent contributions from each member. The whole first set is hot and worth a listen.
3
Loser
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

Jerry and Donna sound great in this uptempo version. Jerry's solo smokes too, of course.
3
Black Peter
May 13, 1978
The Spectrum

Sweet bluesy outro jam. Spring ’78 was very good to poor Peter.

Comments

Sugaree
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

Shockingly different from the April – June versions I’ve heard. Moves through dramatically varied dynamics and textures, at times irreverent and at others almost disquieting. You need to hear this.
Scarlet Begonias
Sept. 9, 1974
Alexandra Palace

A complete, fully formed version. By September, they had every part of the song and jam down pat. I’m surprised this bright, bubbling groove machine doesn’t have more votes, given the official release and all.
Stella Blue
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Jerry really strikes the last low E. A well-played version that renders an early vocal gaffe entirely forgivable.
Uncle John's Band
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Love the slick transition out of deep space.
Brown Eyed Women
Nov. 29, 1979
Cleveland Public Hall

Way good! This song was on fire in the late '70s.