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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Black Throated Wind
June 14, 1991
RFK Stadium

Everyone takes turns taking punches in the end, extremely well played!
7
Stagger Lee
May 12, 1979
Alumni Stadium, University of Massachusetts

Easily the best one I have ever heard, the outro is long and lazy and dominated by Jerry instead of Bobby on slide, check it out!
9
The Music Never Stopped
June 25, 1991
Sandstone Amphitheatre

MIDI explosions, very funky!
3
Jack Straw
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

This is very tight and balanced, it almost sounds rehearsed...
12
Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Very weird, intense version, sounds to be a a theme of a wild west action comic book cartoon?
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Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

More people need to check this out. Jerry's playing/timing is so odd - it's like he's playing backwards. It's really far out yet still rocks
Jack Straw
Oct. 10, 1980
Warfield Theater

Not a bad version but IMO the best version from the Warfield shows is 9/29/80. Great recording of it as well. The jam goes the extra distance and Jerry wails.
Jack Straw
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

This is probably my 3rd favorite version of the tour. 5/21 and 5/25 get the nod. But don't overlook 5/11, 5/12 and 5/17. What makes this one special is excellent team work and it's the night I believe they figured out how to make this song great.
I Need A Miracle
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

Miracle is always a nice part of the show, this time it's a spectacle. 'From Egypt With Love' is very accurate! The post-trip energy translated into high % of great shows between this Winterland run through 2/17/79.
Jack Straw
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

This sound just synches up ideally with Hunter's lyrics. The whole first set are cowboy songs and the band nails the sound. Bobby's playing like a John Wayne level alpha dog all night. The entire supporting cast sounds excellent as well. It's GD auditioning to play a Spaghetti Western soundtrack. Recording might as well be a Betty Board(A+). There's so much 'space' between notes this night. Each musician's sound is fairly represented, I dig the ease to isolate particular sounds.
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