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Submissions

2
New Minglewood Blues
March 27, 1991
Nassau Coliseum

Gets this long, strong, Bruceless show going
4
Samson and Delilah
June 24, 1976
Tower Theatre

Welcome, two drummers.
14
Scarlet Begonias
July 16, 1990
Rich Stadium

Morphs out of Sugar Mag, skips the "Aint nothin' wrong" verse and gets right to the solo; clean vid/ fun times
6
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

Rises, catches the wind, and soars '76 style
2
Bird Song
Sept. 16, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Birdsong has left the building... only to return to earth, center stage

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

The bus came by, I got on... and then it turned into a spaceship...
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

And Brent's double-hit whips that transition right around the corner.
Sugaree
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Ethereal, patient, and aggressive. This one’s got that magical quality – delicate, lilting buildup in the first go-round; the simultaneous ascending-descending, cascading runs with the push over the big hill in the middle; and then the rolling boulders gaining speed and bursting into fanning once again – and has always been my favorite.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Around those verses is some of the best shit ever thrown down.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Right there with 9/3/ could say this is #1 of all time for me. Tempo on 10/29 is a tad slower, but suits the depth of that one. But the only way this is my favorite is because of the audience source. The DP just doesn't even come close.