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Submissions

1
Friend of the Devil
July 2, 1994
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Jerry pours his heart out, martini vince, phil walking, devils mean it. stealie gig of summer tour
2
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 31, 1981
Aladdin Theater

Special piece of a big hot night when all the cogs were limber and booming.
1
Jack Straw
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

blue hot
1
Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 31, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Colorful pops of tight, zones of jerry
1
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Sept. 16, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Rousing version.

Comments

Dark Star
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

A moving experience, so close to being lost forever yet saved from the abyss by Ken and judy, this magical version is so jazzy lush and transcendent, fuck yes. Glowing with a primordial state of infinite transition, constellation undulating across millenia of time and light, revealed to us in but an image, a film of existence
Not Fade Away
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Mega portion of tube-frying raw power--cleansing sermonic type 2 opener
Uncle John's Band
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

closes acoustic and electric sets, each is a visceral epigram summarizing in such a simple sweep the mindset born that generations would continue to inherit.
Spoonful
March 25, 1991
Knickerbocker Arena

russian lullaby jam
Bertha
Nov. 2, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

freaky version, love it! Solo finds all the little spaces and commas that you didnt know existed within this deceptively simple gd classic.