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FranklinTowers

Drummer

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Submissions

1
El Paso
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Wired version from an all-time great show.
2
Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

No love for this beautiful version at an epic show?
1
Mexicali Blues
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Ramshackle in the best way
2
El Paso
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Last song from this all-time great show to be nominated...great version.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Shocked that I get to submit this a day after the 50th anniversary! Incredible version with a very melodic, well-structured solo and a great SSDD!

Comments

Promised Land
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Keith is ridiculous on this one -- the whole Promised Land > Bertha > GSET hat trick actually!
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Starts off sounding like a steam-powered ship lurching into motion, but is more akin to a freight train galloping at a cool 35 MPH by the time they hit the incredible climax of Jerry's solo! Crazy how much that section evolved from '72 (still great) to '73, despite not getting any longer...
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Billy and Jerry cannot get in sync with each other for the first 1:40…hilariously so. Phil eventually tries to overemphasize the “1” to no avail, so Billy gives up and goes back into the NFA groove briefly to try again! Typically great '72 version once they get it going...
Not Fade Away
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Highlighted by a raunchy, muscular solo from Jerry
Greatest Story Ever Told
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Kind of a mellow intensity...on the slower end for '72. Nice one.