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Submissions

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Passenger
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Huge + screaming + stunning ‘81 version!!!
1
Drums -> Space
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Spanish Space: “Estimated Prophet>Eyes of the World>Drums>Space>Spanish Jam>Truckin’>Morning Dew>Around and Around>Good Lovin’”!!!
1
Good Lovin'
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Super-fun + life-affirming closer to a blast of a show!
3
El Paso
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Powerful version from another under-appreciated spring ‘78 show.
2
Tennessee Jed
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RPI ‘78! The best show you’ve never heard!

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Oh, Seaplant - wanking motion - nobody’s stopping anybody from liking/loving anything, I’m just looking for interesting insight into why the most sterile show of the entire spring ‘77 run has so many votes. That’s all. If every show sounded this good, where would we be…? This show sounds amazing + it’s always sounded uninspired relative to 4/23, 513, 5/22, for example, etc. It sounds like a great soundcheck. Nothing wrong with that, and it’s just one human’s opinion; what I’m asking is: what makes this one resonate with folks over the multitude of far superior versions below it. That’s it; no pasa nada, amigo.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Sterile. I…don’t understand how this one is so high. Keith owns the Scarlet, but it feels like a practice. Literally. Jerr goes nowhere, not that that’s bad, but he’s just playing around, and Keith goes off a few times, then it’s over. Odd. Unremarkable show in the middle of an epic run.
Jack Straw
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

The classic “now we play for Clive” Jerr + Phil look/laugh. Good stuff.
Stagger Lee
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

Secret Keith brilliance + probably the 2nd best version, ever, behind 12/16/78. Yowza.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Love this show in almost all ways - 3rd FOTM + the absolute best GDTRFB!!! - except that this may be in the lowest of the 20’s, out of 27 played in the 70’s, unfortunately.