Eyes Open
Eyes of the World across eras, from jazz lift to Brent-era drive.
Eyes of the World opens rather than closes. This path follows the song from its first-year optimism through Fall 73 intricacy, Wall of Sound air, a Brent-era Portland version where the Hammond changes the foundation, and a final-era Giants Stadium reminder that the groove could still lift.
Path Threads
eyes of the world · eyes · jazz · groove · sunny · improv
Stops On This Path
1. June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
June 10, 1973 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US · Europe/Golden era · 7 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4.84
Eyes is still young here, and RFK gives it a huge outdoor first-year frame.
Setlist includes Morning Dew · Beat It On Down The Line · Ramble On Rose · Jack Straw · Wave That Flag · Looks Like Rain · Box Of Rain · They Love Each Other · The Race Is On · Row Jimmy.
2. November 11, 1973 · Winterland
November 11, 1973 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Europe/Golden era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Fall 73 turns the song into a more intricate long-form vehicle.
Setlist includes Promised Land · Bertha · Greatest Story Ever Told · Sugaree · Black Throated Wind · To Lay Me Down · El Paso · Ramble On Rose · Me And Bobby McGee · China Cat Sunflower.
3. August 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium
August 6, 1974 at Roosevelt Stadium · Jersey City, NJ, US · Wall of Sound era · 6 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Roosevelt Stadium is Wall of Sound Eyes with space between the instruments.
Setlist includes Bertha · Mexicali Blues · Don't Ease Me In · Beat It On Down The Line · Sugaree · Jack Straw · Eyes Of The World · Promised Land · Deal · Playing In The Band.
4. April 1, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center
April 1, 1985 at Cumberland County Civic Center · Portland, ME, US · Brent era · 21 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Portland adds the Brent-era voice the path was missing: Hammond under Garcia's lift.
Setlist includes Bertha · Greatest Story Ever Told · West L.A. Fadeaway · Little Red Rooster · Bird Song · Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues · Looks Like Rain · Might As Well · China Cat Sunflower · I Know You Rider.
5. June 18, 1995 · Giants Stadium
June 18, 1995 at Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US · Final era · 5 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4
Giants Stadium shows the song still rising late, even with a different kind of weight.
Setlist includes Feel Like A Stranger · Bertha · The Same Thing · Stagger Lee · Eternity · Deal · China Cat Sunflower · I Know You Rider · Way To Go Home · Samson And Delilah.