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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

The band tries to kill the pre-SSDD jam, but Jerry is having no part of it and he plays on.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Amazing that this song from this year hasn't been posted yet.
2
Not Fade Away
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Bob going insane, repeatedly screaming NOT FADE AWAY!!!!!!!!!!
5
Johnny B. Goode
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Excellent. Everybody rocking out this first set closer.
5
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 6, 1982
St. Paul Civic Center

Jerry got some serious boogie goin' on. How did this gem escape our attention for so long?

Comments

I Need A Miracle
Dec. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

The Hornsby era was awesome and here's a little gem from it. Bob sounds good, there's some solid drumming and when it's Jerry's turn to rock, he takes a page from the 1950's, but makes it a little gritty and funky. But from start to finish, Bruce shines on this one. He takes command toward the end as the song slides into SOTM. Good stuff!!
Brown Eyed Women
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

The only problem is a few places with annoying feedback.
100000 Tons of Steel
March 27, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Brent sounds good, but the drumming aside, the instrumental work comes of as really cheesy garbage made by some horrible pop band.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 30, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

I remember the concrete shaking during this one. Very underrated from the Hornsby era, which rightly deserves much more attention.
When Push Comes to Shove
April 15, 1989
The Mecca

Jerry is struggling with the lyrics, but puts in a sweet guitar lick towards the end. The driving force on this version is Brent, who is much more involved than he was in earlier versions.