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Sugar Magnolia
April 2, 1982
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Crisp, tight goodness.
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Sugar Magnolia
May 21, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

Saving us from the darkness of Black Peter.
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Sugar Magnolia
July 18, 1982
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Another sharp pre-SSDD jam from '82. A very good year for Sugar Mags.
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Sugar Magnolia
July 28, 1982
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Good one from beautiful Red Rocks.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 9, 1988
Centrum

Nice boogie coming out of Space.

Comments

Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

The first time played - and it's decidedly slower than all the other versions. I could see this being someone's favorite because you get that sound from Jerry you usually find in Legion Of Mary.
Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 6, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

I concur - tight. Blistering jam from Jerry. Keith all over it as usual. After listening to all 7 versions, I would call this the best.
Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 9, 1971
Fox Theatre

Pig's all over the place with the lyrics, but what makes this version shine is the dual instrumental attack with Jerry and Keith totally ripping it. Man, that was some damn good rock & roll.
Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

That's no accident - Keith was brilliant on this song. It shows what a great rock & roll piano player he was. Unlike some other versions, Jerry is more aggressive and puts in some nice work.
Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Another version with Keith playing lead and some passion from Pig at the end. How cool would it have been if they would have kept playing this all the way to the end, either as a first set closer or an encore. That would be the hippest.