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Beat it on Down The Line
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Tight, inspired, and full of ideas. A stand-out version from a stand-out show.
8
Sugar Magnolia
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Tight, hard-driving, and full of energy. A great rave up after some thoughtful somber passages before.
7
Candyman
June 16, 1991
Giants Stadium

Gorgeous soloing from Jerry and a tender vocal performance. The new mix on the Giants box really lets this one shine.
4
Bird Song
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Bobby is dripping trippy chords all over the jam. SUBLIME
5
Casey Jones
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Surprised this has no votes. This version is played with a level of energy and precision CJ rarely ever got. Great set 2 opener.
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Comments

The Other One
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Love the jam out of MAMU. Interesting ideas that would later appear in WRS + a sustained DDNHM motif make for a compelling, sinister jam back into the Other One. Great version.
Brown Eyed Women
Aug. 24, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Not upvote worthy, but it is interesting to hear. This version has more of a garage band spirit than any other version I've ever heard.
Empty Pages
Aug. 24, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Aside from it being a tad bit similar to Death Don't Have No Mercy, I cannot fathom why this got dropped after so few plays. This is a fantastic Pig original!
Big River
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

I love Jerry's muted picking behind Brent's organ solo. Makes me wish that just once, the boys had gotten to perform this with Cash himself.
Around and Around
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

This version utterly defies the notion that this track is filler on a setlist. You may know what to expect, but the band interplay on this version is tight, inspired, and filled with clever ideas. A well-earned victory lap in a first set for the ages.
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