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Cucamonga007

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Submissions

5
The Other One
May 29, 1969
Robertson Gym, U.C.S.B.

This requires headphones and a taste for the old tapes days - if you got that you're in for a pounding.
1
Me and Bobby McGee
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena

Jerry throwing down the distorted country skronk with Bobby delivering the sweet vox. Cut at the end does not distract from fine delivery of 99%.
7
St. Stephen
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

Listen to Weir gag on this one at the break too funny -- Crunchy crunch crunch
4
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 1, 1966
Studio demo

Cold Rain and Speed... clips along with 60
4
The Other One
Feb. 5, 1969
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium

Book Deuteronomy Old Testament shit happening here..stick around for Bob's shout at the end.

Comments

Eyes Of The World
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

I can only think that this one is so low because folks haven't checked it out? Fast, precise and delicate - just another special treat served up in the year of the Dead '77. While I really dig the '74 action of Freedom Hall and Iowa and Winterland, this take is worthy of top 10 at least - if only it were heard. Resplendent is right.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

If you gotta half an hour to burn this one will show you some peak power action. Everyone represents here wonderfully in a super no hurry fashion that stretches out smoothly and builds into sweet bursts of perfection - just freakin wow. Deserves attention.
Big Railroad Blues
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

CC - Smoked out the speakers in my ride with this one this afternoon -- 1st version I ever heard of this song so many roads ago and after many years still oh so fine. IMO should be way up on this hear list. Rough and tumble rock'n'roll. Check the 4/13/71 and tell me what ya think of that one.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Massive with mucho sparklers. Jammy jam - jams all over this one including the outro.
Touch of Grey
May 9, 1987
Laguna Seca Raceway

They jammed this and then filmed the TOG video that night - whackadoodle scene at the campground that night.