There are lots of live Riders from '66, mostly identical to each other - they turned this old blues into a happy pop song that fits in well with the mid-'60s folk/rock sound. Phil takes the singing lead with Weir harmonizing; the music is more upbeat and bouncy than later Riders, taken at a faster speed with Garcia's constant rhythm-guitar chirps and Weir's Byrds-style chords; the harmonies are straight folk. Garcia has a cool, poppy guitar solo, and he keeps soloing under the vocals in the second half, which is a nice touch. They sometimes sing the verse, "I'd drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log, than stay here in Frisco, be treated like a dog" - which would be dropped in later years. http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-XX-XX.sbd.GEMS.81254.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-02-25.sbd.unknown.1593.sbefail.shnf http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-03-19.sbd.scotton.81951.sbeok.flac http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-05-19.sbd.lestatkat.6516.sbeok.shnf http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-07-03.sbd.unknown.40.sbeok.shnf http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-16.sbd.miller.21063.shnf http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-30.sbd.GEMS.94631.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-09-16.sbd.vernon.9127.sbeok.shnf (also in So Many Roads box) http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-12-01.sbd.sirmick.26968.sbeok.shnf The 9/16 version marks a change - it's longer with more verses and two solos, and it's the first time the "I wish I was a headlight" verse appears (sung by all). 12/1 follows the same format.