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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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4
Big River
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

That sweet sweet honky tonk metalic twang
3
Friend of the Devil
Jan. 13, 1978
Arlington Theater

This one really soars and rivals 5/7/78 as my favorite.
1
Its All Over Now
Jan. 13, 1978
Arlington Theater

Very powerful version with fun jamming and a raucous ending from a show I neglected for too long
3
Its All Over Now
Dec. 13, 1978
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

If nothing else check out jam from 4:10-6:31 it's insane. Recording is mostly Jerry, Keith and Phil but it works.
4
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

For Bobby slide fans, great ripping version from their killer first set since Egypt. Jed--->Straw are fire!

Comments

Wharf Rat
July 1, 1978
Arrowhead Stadium

Have been a fan of this the moment I heard it. Aggressive!
Row Jimmy
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

If you like Jerry playing slide the only other version that comes to mind is 1/22/78. It's not as complete as Cornell, but there's like a 20 second stretch where Bobby and Jerry both start playing slide creating one hell of a trip.
Shakedown Street
April 5, 1991
The Omni

Those two April '91 shows in Atlanta gave an audience a once and a lifetime to hear this band sound remotely like it again. The Stagger and Deal from this same show are both equally as noisy violence
Casey Jones
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

You're 100% Kieth ends up driving that train manically and wonderful
Morning Dew
Feb. 27, 1977
Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara

Negligibly underrated, I guess AUDs don't have any ass kickers in their cataloge..