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Bob's Guitar #1

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Not Fade Away
Aug. 5, 1979
Oakland Auditorium Arena

Sweet NFA>Wharf Rat. Ace' rhythm is tight all night
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Hell in a Bucket
April 12, 1986
Irvine Meadows

Probably my favorite '86 show and 2nd hottest song of the night behind killer Straw to end set 1
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Sugar Magnolia
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Jerry's tone this night sounds like a howling elephant, translating into excellent rocker of a Sugar Mags
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Row Jimmy
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Pretty standard for the era (77-78) but IMO it still crushes any version from the 80s
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Jack Straw
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

During the jam Jerry cycles between power chords and sick noodling, it's played so well they played it again their next show.
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Wharf Rat
July 1, 1978
Arrowhead Stadium

Have been a fan of this the moment I heard it. Aggressive!
Row Jimmy
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

If you like Jerry playing slide the only other version that comes to mind is 1/22/78. It's not as complete as Cornell, but there's like a 20 second stretch where Bobby and Jerry both start playing slide creating one hell of a trip.
Shakedown Street
April 5, 1991
The Omni

Those two April '91 shows in Atlanta gave an audience a once and a lifetime to hear this band sound remotely like it again. The Stagger and Deal from this same show are both equally as noisy violence
Casey Jones
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

You're 100% Kieth ends up driving that train manically and wonderful
Morning Dew
Feb. 27, 1977
Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara

Negligibly underrated, I guess AUDs don't have any ass kickers in their cataloge..
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