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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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1
Its All Over Now
May 11, 1979
Billerica Forum

If I ever get to joyfully skip to my destination I'd hear this theme en route. Relentless yet not mean/crunchy like previous year's IAON greats.
3
Stagger Lee
Jan. 15, 1979
Springfield Civic Center

8+ minutes of twitching and dodging. This show is easily strongest most complete of Godchaux Winter '79
7
Black Peter
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Bow to King Peter! This ending sounds like TMNS duirng this era. Insane! Make sure to check out Betty Board(2nd set only)
7
Terrapin Station
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

NEW BETTY BOARD (link in comments)and this version doesn't have mercy on you or your feelings!
7
Stella Blue
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

I'm fairly condident this is my ace version ending the debate between 4/21/78 and 10/21/78. Est>Eyes>Stella>Franklin's

Comments

Tennessee Jed
Oct. 20, 1974
Winterland Arena

Nice
Playin' In The Band
July 2, 1986
Rubber Bowl - University of Akron

Love it - used to be down on '86 but i'm really starting to get comfortable
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

God damn this is the perfect tempo for this tune. Don't let the mostly mellow vibe here consume you - it ends in a rage right before the WBYGN jam.
The Music Never Stopped
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Cuca - Been checking out a lot of your recs lately and you definitely are on the same page as me. '84 isn't a great year for this song but Ace(man does he play some creative/crunchy riffs) and Phil drive this one while I hate to say it, Jerry is just kind of background music. Still a very cool version!
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

It's rare I agree with top 5 versions on this site but this one can't be denied between Jerry's intergalactic jamming, optimum Keith and machine gun Bobby at the end