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C. C. Rider
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Some crisp, bluesy guitar from Jerry and hot vocals from Bob.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry is all over the place with the lyrics, but Brent is playing his butt off.
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Althea
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry starts it off by flubbing the lyrics, but it's well played after that.
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

The jam before SSDD, Jerry is in the lead, and slowly but surely, Brent takes over and the spotlight is on him.
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Dire Wolf
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Love the woman during tuning - St. Stephen! St. Stephen! St. Stephen!
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Comments

Might As Well
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

I don't get the raves about Jerry's instrumental solo. He pulls up gimpy and kills what could have been an awesome instrumental break. Instead, what we're left with here is a bunch of hype with the goods still waiting to be delivered.
Why Don't We Do It In The Road
April 13, 1985
Irvine Meadows

This isn't a song - it's a bad joke. Trying to figure out which is best is like trying to decide which is funnier - the joke with a punch line about a Puerto Rican guy or the one with the punch line about the black guy.
Attics of My Life
May 25, 1992
Shoreline Amphitheatre

They hadn't played this live on the west coast in more than 20 years. All the bust-out versions were back east. I had almost given up on ever hearing this live, but then here comes this. My 1 year old daughter had been asleep the entire second set, but woke up when they started playing this.
Attics of My Life
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

An incredibly complex song to play live. Probably the most hauntingly beautiful song they ever played.
Attics of My Life
Sept. 24, 1994
Berkeley Community Theatre

Something going in that I certainly didn't expect. For the small crowd there - and for me for sure - this made up for not getting Ripple.
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