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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Jack Straw
Dec. 31, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

The Jack Straw>Franklins plays the roof of their new NYE home, Intense as all hell and mean
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Ramble On Rose
May 5, 1991
Cal Expo

More MIDI madness I can't get enough of it it
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Ramble On Rose
April 4, 1991
The Omni

MIDI orgy with special guest Bruce Horsby. It's very delifgtful/creative.
5
Althea
Oct. 18, 1983
Cumberland County Civic Center

The magic of Portland, ME. This is the last Althea that really excites me until Bruce joins in. Jerry roars,Phil is present and Weir grinds the gears
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Jack Straw
April 12, 1986
Irvine Meadows

this Jackie actually rips and roars through mutiple peaks, i'm jnot just ooking to squeeze in '86, the show is weak and no SBD
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Comments

Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

More people need to check this out. Jerry's playing/timing is so odd - it's like he's playing backwards. It's really far out yet still rocks
Jack Straw
Oct. 10, 1980
Warfield Theater

Not a bad version but IMO the best version from the Warfield shows is 9/29/80. Great recording of it as well. The jam goes the extra distance and Jerry wails.
Jack Straw
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

This is probably my 3rd favorite version of the tour. 5/21 and 5/25 get the nod. But don't overlook 5/11, 5/12 and 5/17. What makes this one special is excellent team work and it's the night I believe they figured out how to make this song great.
I Need A Miracle
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

Miracle is always a nice part of the show, this time it's a spectacle. 'From Egypt With Love' is very accurate! The post-trip energy translated into high % of great shows between this Winterland run through 2/17/79.
Jack Straw
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

This sound just synches up ideally with Hunter's lyrics. The whole first set are cowboy songs and the band nails the sound. Bobby's playing like a John Wayne level alpha dog all night. The entire supporting cast sounds excellent as well. It's GD auditioning to play a Spaghetti Western soundtrack. Recording might as well be a Betty Board(A+). There's so much 'space' between notes this night. Each musician's sound is fairly represented, I dig the ease to isolate particular sounds.
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