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Franklin's Tower
March 13, 1982
Reno Centennial Coliseum

One of the fastest Franklin's you'll ever hear....The speed and complexity of Jerry's solos have to be heard to be believed
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Around and Around
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Jerry's guitar must have nearly caught fire on this 11 minute plus, smoking hot version. This whole damn show is Amazing
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

The Rhythm Devils were jumping 2 nite! Epic, Epic show in Hartford that nite. The boys were on Fire!
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Desolation Row
Aug. 15, 1987
Town Park

Very high energy Desolation Row. Bobby might have hurt himself on this one.

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Samson and Delilah
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Ayuh, this here is a wicked rippah.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Starts off sounding a little ragged but by the outro jam into the transition, Jerry has sidestepped our reality and entered one of his own. Insane jamming right through Rider as the band gamely hangs on to Jerry's flying shirt tails. Billy's drumming is a thing of beauty
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Why, in the name of all that's Heady, is this languishing in the basement? I'd stack this against almost any of the '77 versions sitting in the top 10 spots.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1994
Boston Garden

Wow! I ended up listening to this on Youtube by mistake and Hot Damn! For years I've ignored almost everything post Brent.....thereby cheating myself out of killer jams like this one. This whole show is pretty crunchy.
Franklin's Tower
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Reckon there was a reason to play this 2 nights in a row. Like they dipped into the well the night before but didn't drink their fill. A touch more laid back than the previous night but a monster nonetheless. I favor this one of the two.
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