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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Not Fade Away
Aug. 5, 1979
Oakland Auditorium Arena

Sweet NFA>Wharf Rat. Ace' rhythm is tight all night
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Hell in a Bucket
April 12, 1986
Irvine Meadows

Probably my favorite '86 show and 2nd hottest song of the night behind killer Straw to end set 1
1
Sugar Magnolia
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Jerry's tone this night sounds like a howling elephant, translating into excellent rocker of a Sugar Mags
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Row Jimmy
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Pretty standard for the era (77-78) but IMO it still crushes any version from the 80s
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Jack Straw
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

During the jam Jerry cycles between power chords and sick noodling, it's played so well they played it again their next show.
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Its All Over Now
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

This is easily the hardest rocking All Over Now
Weather Report Suite
Dec. 12, 1973
Omni Coliseum

Maybe my favorite show from '73. I definitely like the noises the guitars make while packing up the harmonic chorus that leads into LIG. Usually Jack Straws prior to '77 lack variety for my tastes but the one from 12.12.73 has sweet licks during fine verse "Jack straw from Wichita cut his buddy down "sweet licks from Jerry" And dug.....repeat
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Great version but my three go to sugar cubes are 12/27/77, 10/12/83 and 8/30/80 Luckily CRS is one of few songs I can tolerate from all eras and never get bored of it.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 31, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

What''s the difference between a frog? Slightly less than the popularity of a killer 10/31/79
Row Jimmy
April 21, 1978
Rupp Arena

To me this is easily a top ten version
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