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FranklinTowers

Drummer

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Submissions

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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!
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Comments

He's Gone
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

^Most of the show has that feel — to my ears at least — which makes it sound fresh. It's a nice little palette-cleanser before Paris and beyond...
Bertha
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

This has to be one of, if not THE heaviest version. Showing no signs of fatigue after the all-time great show they uncorked in Düsseldorf two nights prior, you can tell they mean business from the start here...
Tennessee Jed
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Compare this to the version from Düsseldorf two nights prior, and you have the difference between the two shows overall IMO. Both are very energetic, but Düsseldorf's is wild and crazy, whereas this one is studio-tight...
Greatest Story Ever Told
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Bob's rhythm playing during the jam is fantastic on this one! This could be the best night of the tour for the guitars...
Dark Star
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Chiming in again to say that merryjerry nailed it: "never sounds the same twice."
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