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5
To Lay Me Down
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Acoustic perfection opener...
2
Let It Grow
Dec. 30, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Crippling pace Jer had to have carved one off his amp prior to this.
7
China Doll
Dec. 30, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Gorgeously long outro -
3
Stella Blue
April 24, 1984
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Controlled distortion is an art that Jer can paint with. Brent lends the waterglass accents here and there all good.
13
One More Saturday Night
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

JG upfront in the mix and rips your bluesy face off. Cowbells, bangin' keys and DJ caterwauling - it's all here.

Comments

Drums
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

6 headed octopus on drums, still the best 4 mins of beat down I have heard from the RD's. This hits my sweet spot every time and yeah I think very worthy of being way more up the ladder, plus that Other One to follow ain't so bad either hahaha.
Space
Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Think it must be the drummers...
Eyes Of The World
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

If you like them fast this'll scratch your itch fer sure...Jer's vox is toast but as is often the case he made up for it with firey fretboard gymnastics.
Smokestack Lightnin'
March 25, 1972
Academy of Music

Hot Stank!
Eyes Of The World
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

I'm with Erns - very much like the *idea* of this and want for it to be great, which I guess it is on it's own terms as a "sit in Eyes" BUT in COMPARISION TO some of the greats from '73-74? Respectfully - no....