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Little Red Rooster
Dec. 27, 1991
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Good vocals from Bob - excellent jamming from Bruce and Jerry. Isn't this song almost always good?
2
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 27, 1991
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Perfect song selection for starting out a winter run.
1
Promised Land
April 4, 1987
The Centrum

Wow. That final jam really cooks.
3
Beat it on Down The Line
Sept. 21, 1982
Madison Square Garden

Driven by a melodic flow missing in many versions.
3
Good Lovin'
Sept. 21, 1982
Madison Square Garden

Bob channels his inner Pigpen. I dig it.

Comments

Promised Land
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

What a joke. 9-18-1990 blows this out of the water.
Mexicali Blues
March 9, 1993
Rosemont Horizon

Even a song like Estimated was better in the 90's than what they did in the 70's. Pretty much every song they played in the first set with Bruce Hornsby is better than every version played without him. Versions like 9-18-1990 of Promised Land are so smokin' hot that they make everything from 1972-74 sound like a glorified soundcheck.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

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Alabama Getaway
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Man, this starts off bad. And I mean bad, as in not good.
Bird Song
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

I find it unlistenable because of that thing Keith is playing and how loud it is in the mix. I can't even get 5 minutes into the song and that ear-jarring abomination makes me turn it off. By far, Sugar Magnolia is the best song from this show.