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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Submissions

2
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

I've never been so confident that a submission this late in the project will bring you thunderous joy! CRANK IT UP!!
7
Jack Straw
April 1, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

My favorite of the year. Not the longest but it's just performed tight!
2
Samson and Delilah
Feb. 14, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

A hidden little nugget! Ending jam is ON POINT!
2
Stagger Lee
Dec. 17, 1978
Fox Theatre

Night after top voted version and after sampling back to back I gotta go with this one, Jerry power riff galore to power home
4
Jack Straw
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Right up with 10/18 for craziest version of the year. So much lightning

Comments

Stagger Lee
May 12, 1979
Alumni Stadium, University of Massachusetts

I did cause of that sick Jerry riff at the end. If you listen to most Staggers from '78 lots of them are quite equal to 12/16. 5/12/79 is the best due to the blissful ~2 minute jam that wraps it up. I don't know the exact length but it's without question the longest Stagger outro. So psychedelic.
Stagger Lee
May 12, 1979
Alumni Stadium, University of Massachusetts

Double post, just listen and drool.
Stagger Lee
May 12, 1979
Alumni Stadium, University of Massachusetts

This is the band's best performance of this song and it's not even close. Screw 12/16/78.
Estimated Prophet
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

This should have at least a dozen votes. Easily top Estimated of the year. Madness. Listen to this show and vote up 85% of songs played. It's only fair.
Not Fade Away
April 7, 1978
The Sportatorium

Oozes with Spring '78 energy. Ace keeps the slide in his pocket for the most time and plays some funky riffs that make the body move as Jerry plays for an audience in Mars.