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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 6, 1970
Kresge Plaza - MIT

My only rec from anything out of '70 - this entire show has special place in my heart
4
Throwing Stones
July 17, 1988
Greek Theater - University of California

Perfect final chorus. Love it when Garcia chimes in with 'and you got yours!'Like he's directly speaking to his bandmates
2
Promised Land
June 25, 1978
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

This one is VERY sloppy,but rocks the hell out. 9/10 thanks to Jerry/Keith interplay
3
Jack Straw
Jan. 13, 1980
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mean and ugly. Build up will not dissapoint
8
Cold Rain and Snow
Aug. 30, 1980
The Spectrum

Unique,fuzzy, a pillar from a great show
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Comments

Clementine
Jan. 26, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

It was only fair to actually take a request instead of whoring them out. I dug it. I've neglected the 60s for too long due to most of my favorite songs stuck in the womb. Time to start rocking more '67-'69.
Pretty Peggy O
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Grendel, I actually like Peggy O I just never have time for it. Well I have the time but just never feel like directing it towards Peggy. I'm someone who finds excessively slow versions of TLEO and FOTD to hit my sweet spot.. So it's not the mellow vibe of Peggy O that turns me off,I know a lot of people praise many versions from my beloved era '77-'79 , I don't know what the problem is.
Row Jimmy
April 21, 1978
Rupp Arena

'77-'78 are hands down the best years for about 7-8 songs. Row Jim is one of them. Although I consider Cornell '77 to be the King Jimmy it's got a mean older brother that ruins the night on 1/22/78 for crazy duel slide guitar glory. The Straw>Jimmy>TMNS to end the first set sounds way too aggressive/sadistic to be played in a city like Eugene. 4/21/78 is a great show and the Row Jimmy and TMNS is a reminder to 'second set' heads that first set songs matter
Pretty Peggy O
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Does it make me a bad person that I usually fast forward to about 4:45 into LLR whenever I listen to it. It's the climatic dramatically conclusion to a song that programs virgin ears to prepare for a sappy snoozefest that potential lures people towards the bathroom or concession standing only to miss the sharp turn 60% into the song. That Ace is a real prankster! I don't think the band liked the song nearly as much as Bobby. 12/30/78 after the song if you listen closely you can hear Jerry say, 'Hey Bob, you started that thing off so slow man, so fucking slow man' Bobby insisted that next time he's going to play it even slower.
Franklin's Tower
Dec. 31, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

I just revisted this one for the first time in a few years, Unapologetic pandemonium of various musical styles.Covering the entire spectrum of emotions from withdrawn --->full blown maniacal breakdown
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