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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

New Minglewood Blues
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

This version is so much better than Cornell.
They Love Each Other
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

You can just feel how jazzed the band is by the energy coming from the crowd. This version may not be the headiest, but it has a certain intensity that puts it up there.
Estimated Prophet
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

The best of the month, and that's saying something.
Bertha
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

A high-octane, clean version with lots of nice contributions from everybody on the main jam. Perfect way to open a show.
Tennessee Jed
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

The outro jam on this one is just plain sexy.
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