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Tennessee Jed
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Played with a pace - the entire band locks in for Jerry’s sky ladder climb.
2
To Lay Me Down
Oct. 4, 1980
Warfield Theater

Gentle, lilting Jerry ... acoustic dreaming
2
Friend of the Devil
July 14, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Gentle, lilting -get lost in Jer & Keith's wonderful dance.
2
Let It Grow
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Oh this one is so loosely tight. Newly debuted and deserving of attention - delicious.
2
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Aug. 30, 1981
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

No high peaks but JG's playing is just fluttering in the wind.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 15, 1985
Devore Field

This Fire burns hard with ‘85 energy - come and get some as Jerry switches from blazing from the highest peaks to speed drilling with diamond crusted drillbits…it’s all here as the band is a well oiled machine shop of instrumentation….
Not Fade Away
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Pssst! Want to hear GD magic? Full band mind meld here where they all ago fully HAM and crater the joint. Everyone’s in on the action and it is face melting finger lickin’ good ol’Grateful Dead ala 1972. Billy is an absolute maniac on the kit, Phil throws rope a dope throughout and the jams are glorious. This must be taken head to toe from NFA>GDRFB>Reprise with Pig and Bobby howling away and holy fuck if the band isn’t blasting faster than the speed of sound at the end of NFA. all 3 are special and worth the listenable- then vote your consciousness, but this whole suite is criminally low.
Bertha
Jan. 18, 1979
Providence Civic Center

Yasss fer sure!
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1979
The Spectrum

Agreed! Next level JG is inspired, articulate and melodic - this Eyes is flowing like unrelenting rapids breathtaking.
Save the Whales
Feb. 9, 1969
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Jer goes fully HAM at the 23rd min mark as they transition into the still unreleased Bufo Blues for abt 5mins before back into STW. Yikes!