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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Submissions

5
Not Fade Away
Jan. 14, 1978
Bakersfield Memorial Auditorium

No post drumz ballad but NFA picks up the slack
1
Fire On The Mountain
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Powerful ending!
6
Foolish Heart
Sept. 28, 1994
Boston Garden

First jam DOES NOT QUIT and is subtly climatic
20
Cold Rain and Snow
June 14, 1991
RFK Stadium

Who the hell doesn't love this version...besides accordian haters ;)
11
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 6, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

ATTENTION MIDI LOVERS

Comments

Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jerry and Phil are doing those things very well. Then you have Keith ringing his little bell at the right times and Ace is dialed in on 'sharpening swords' in the echo chamber.
Black Peter
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

I've read reports about the crowd being very light this night and that some heads were able to lay down and day dream next to the stage. '78 ticket sales...EDIT...I was confusing this show with one of the April shows either 4/16 WV and 4/21 Kentucky.. There's a take a step back right after opening Straw, this show was probably oversold, in low capacity venue, and located conveniently along the tracks those savage herds of heads historically abused in the Northeast
Passenger
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Anything from RPI '78 automatically gets an upvote from me. 5778 was my ATM # for years. I have no qualms about declaring 5/7/78 as my 'favorite show'.....What did you think of the FOTD, Cuca?
Jack Straw
April 12, 1986
Irvine Meadows

Not just the hottest JS of '86 but hottest JS from the 80s (excluding '80-'81)
Simple Twist Of Fate
March 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Promontory Rider/Tiger Rose(Hunter), Deal and Midnight Moonlight are my highlights of this night. 1980 JGB was HOT!