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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Its All Over Now
Oct. 25, 1985
The Fox theater

Killer!
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Estimated Prophet
Oct. 25, 1985
The Fox theater

A Dew rec brought me to this show - the Estimated made me want to talk about it
3
Jack Straw
Oct. 20, 1990
Internationales Congress Centrum

Probably my favorite versions with Bruce and that's saying a lot.
2
Shakedown Street
Feb. 21, 1982
Pauley Pavilion, UCLA

The bass and drums are practically absent on recording but Jerry/Brent/Bobby really sound great during jams. Any '82 Shakedowns are a B at worst
2
Stagger Lee
Dec. 12, 1978
Jai-Alai Fronton

12/16/78 Lite. Typical tight late '78 version with whistling Bobby and all.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Must listen for Phil fans. SBD is full of sound - quality is closely related to 4/16,4/19, and 4/24/78
Casey Jones
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Longer versions of songs never really move me - but the drawn out ending here is unreal. The build up is subtle and angry. Vocals are wailing yet there comes to a point where I can barely hear their voices over the ruckus. Simplicity at it's finest
Sugaree
Feb. 1, 1978
Uptown Theatre

A little stick of dynamite(clocks in at less than 11 mins) Not nearly as dynamic as all the greats from '77 but worth a listen for the few jabs of musical eruption and the excellent sound quality
Black Throated Wind
Nov. 14, 1973
San Diego International Sports Arena

A top 3 from '73 - my favorite year for the song. Although brief and not quite memorable - this is one of only two versions where Jer mixes in some fanning(6/14/91 is other)Shame on anyone who thinks any version from E72 tops this - this song didn't become great until USA72 imo
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 27, 1980
Oakland Auditorium Arena

This guy knows his TMNS!!! Going to have to check out his '83-'89 recs, considering I think those were weak years for this song.
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