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4
They Love Each Other
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

Jerry blows a verse, but the solo is good. Nice playing from Keith.
5
Cassidy
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

A bit slower than the others I’ve heard from this month, and I think the song works better this way.
6
Might As Well
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

Just another great performance from this month.
5
Samson and Delilah
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

Decent Samson following a solid S>F.
7
Queen Jane Approximately
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Another lovely Spring 1990 version!

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Jerry bumbles through most of a verse in “Help” but it doesn’t really sound bad. Super heady “Slipknot,” one of the best I’ve heard and not to be missed. Transition a bit slow for my taste, but quite spacey. Fantastic first chorus in “Franklin’s.” Phil!~ Crowd goes absolutely fucking nuts during the tremolo strumming, huge full room peak with inventive playing right before. What’s not to be loved?
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Nice “Scarlet,”with inventive Garcia playing. Nice drone from Phil in the final minute of the transition. > short but well executed, with a chordal riff from Jerry I don’t recall hearing anyplace else. Unbelievably mellow start to the third pairing of these two songs. Jerry hits it hard with the Mutron solo, and the vibe is so relaxed here. Get the Seamons matrix, it’s perfect!
Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Bird Song
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Top 2. This is heavenly stuff.
Shakedown Street
Jan. 15, 1979
Springfield Civic Center

Simply fantastic stuff.