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Promised Land
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

A charged version that starts off a triple-thread run for this massive second set.
9
Cassidy
May 10, 1978
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

This deserves to be on the map!
4
Deal
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

It swings to a funky swagger; Jerry is in top form here. I think it's the best Deal from the spring '73 tour!
7
Deal
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

It struts & swaggers in that honey, country-tinged '73 way that we've come to relish & rely on. From one of the best shows from one of the best years.
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Easy Wind
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

A version all true heads should love, or at least hear once.
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The Other One
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Deserves a close listen.
The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Yup, if one could only have one version of this epic tune, this would have to be it. The guitar tone of Jerry on this night is simply hypnotic. This entire evening in upstate NY stands in the top five greatest shows of all time. Period.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Cleaner than June 9 perhaps, but not as clean as 8/13/75! I think this one gets a lot of attention because of the hype the "holy trilogy" gets--5/7,5/8,5/9. Stellar shows they are, but this version of H->S->F is overrated. There are vocal flubs a plenty in Help, Slipknot is not near as tight or piercing as 8/13/75, and the Franklin's is a bit lackluster compared to the aforementioned versions to say the least. I encourage people to actually really listen to these versions back to back and reconsider. That said, this version is still worth having, it just ain't top dog, folks.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

A cleaner, tighter, "studio quality" version does not exist. Although it has the spot-on studio quality to it, it's still live, jammed out, & inspired by the best live band the world has ever seen, and will never see again. Those who claim 6/9/77 have not heard heard it back to back with this version. No comparison, folks!
Hell in a Bucket
March 26, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

My go-to version, but 9/24/87 is a must hear as well.
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