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6
Beat it on Down The Line
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Has one of Jer's longest continuous strings of up-tempo 16th note solo lines (in the changes) I can recall. Wicked fast and right as rain.
3
He's Gone
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

This version, and the one on the 12th, are just butter. I admit to sometimes not even noticing He's Gone, but this is a high spot for it.
2
Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

One of those amazing versions of this underrated song where everyone is blazing along in collective improv to genius effect. Just beautiful.
3
Sugaree
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

Damn fine swagger on this one, in spite of a murky tape. Show cleans up after a few songs - thanks to C. Miller.
2
Truckin'
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

High voltage 18-wheel Truckin'. Mix and sound on this show keep it in the shadow of others this month, but the music is all there.
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Comments

Might As Well
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

Cogent, purposeful solos and high-octane vocals over this totally switched-on show opener. And when they opened with Might As Well it always felt like they meant business and were ready to start the party.
Not Fade Away
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

In the second half Jerry flips a switch and becomes the swamp thing. He chases you around the bayou in a filthy filthy jam before scrubbing right up and switching back from the demonic to the angelic for >Stella. If this doesn't get you moving you should check your pulse.
St. Stephen
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Tight first-half, nice melodious harmonies, and a forward-moving muscular pulse that distinguishes it from some of the slower sleepy and (let's admit) sloppier 'second-era Stephens'. Plus the sandwich is freaking cool. The NFA is hot shit, and the Stella-in-the-Middle>reprise is totally unexpected. Part of a brilliant second set that just goes bonkers from note one.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Screamingly good jam before the Ri-o Grande out-chorus that amps up and up and up. It will transport you through time if you let it. And then it does it again, and you can float downriver all the way back home. This one took the lucky heads in attendance very far out and back and it may just be my new favorite ever. Jerry's melodicism and solo ideas are precise, virtuosic and perfect, and Keith, when he kicks in towards the end will steal your face. Just put it on repeat, it's that good.
Pretty Peggy O
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Not always the first song I look for in a setlist, but this one stands out and deserves the praise heaped on it here. Jerry's vox and soloing is sublime.
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