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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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11
One More Saturday Night
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

Jerry goes all pop-rock and gets heads bouncing through simplicity and power
5
Jack Straw
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

Weir/Bruce/MIDI fans wlll have a ball with this one
5
Jack Straw
March 6, 1981
Stanley Theater

Muscle through this aud and come out flexing towards the end
1
Jack Straw
Sept. 29, 1980
Warfield Theater

Jerry's guitar is thin but flies through the fretboard and extends final jam by a solid 45-60 seconds
1
Not Fade Away
Jan. 17, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

Lazy show until the NFA, which is also kind of lazy hazy

Comments

Jack Straw
Feb. 10, 1979
Soldier's And Sailors Memorial Hall

I'm CrackStraw for a reason - folks you have to trust me on this one. Pull the fire alarm on this one!
Jack Straw
May 9, 1979
Broome County Arena

Next time you want to listen to Jack Straw make it this one. This is my last attempt to whore this one out. Not to take away anything from the previous version(5/7/79, which is a smoker) but this is the best Jack Straw from May '79. The energy is nuts and the clappers actually sound great on tape.
Jack Straw
April 29, 1980
Fox Theatre

One of the best of the year. Don't let the AUD discourage you, it sounds just fine. Great TMNS to end set 1 as well. The only Straw from '80 with more energy might be 1/13/80. The only one's that are on same level with this one (from '80) are 5/12, 5/15, 9/29 and 12/28. There's a lot of clunker version starting after Alaska and up till 8/30 Philly
Brown Eyed Women
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Check it out. Tons of energy!
Big River
July 7, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

I love this show too. Much more than the next night which people seem to adore. The Cold Rain and Snow from this show is so laid back, slinky and joyful!