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Bob's Guitar #1

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Black Peter
Nov. 21, 1978
Community War Memorial Auditorium

The recent talk of 5/7/78 BP got me on a kick and as much as I love everything about 5/7/78 this BP has something RPI is missing
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Not Fade Away
Nov. 21, 1978
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Killer version(ignore opening flub) I will no longer stand for the neglection of this MONSTER of a show. Way better than 11/20, sorry ;)
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

It's RPI '78, so deserves consideration. The crowd might have been light but they go nuts. Maybe 4/12/78 isn't only windmill Jerry US Blues. Ace kills
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The Music Never Stopped
April 11, 1987
UIC Pavilion

Considering it's '87, this one is very well played. Great Bobby riffs to close it out.
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Jack Straw
Nov. 13, 1978
Music Hall

Could be a top 5 for '78 - I think it probably features the fastest Jerry playing/best of '78 Keith. CHECK IT
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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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