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2
Sugar Magnolia
Dec. 4, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens

Bumpin little intro to this beauty.
6
Let It Grow
March 31, 1988
Meadowlands Arena

Great version from Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 2
15
Drums -> Space
Sept. 10, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Heavy (and long) drums, short space, > Dark Star, but it sounds like they stay in Space for the monster post-verse 2 jam.
8
Me and My Uncle
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Great version. Nice Jerry, nice Keith, emotive Bobby. Sip your bourbon in the desert.
3
Not Fade Away
Aug. 4, 1976
Roosevelt Stadium

Funkiest playing of the intro material?
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Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

I haven't checked the AUD out, but the Miller remaster sounds quite good to me!
Big River
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

And dig where it is in the midst of a monster second set!
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Awesome man, thanks! I'm spooling it up now (I recently got a *massive* hard drive of various shows, if anyone's interested...). And I totally understand your point; those early versions are phenomenal, and Jerry's just able to do more physically around the instrument sometimes. I also get how this is fundamentally a different sounding band than the one from that decade. I personally like it, but I also fully understand why others don't. It might be an aesthetic preference, but this is a short textbook of things I love about their sound from any era, and anyone who can recommend me similar sounds is warmly welcome! I'm tucking into the '77 now!
Let It Grow
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

I've heard a lot of these, and this is a superior version. Absolutely worth a listen, and definitely worthy of an up vote.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Grendel, you mentioned an October (?) 1977 show once that you said was your favorite. Could you remind me what that was again? And anyone else reading this who wants to pile on, please do!!! Also wanted to give a bump to this version. I know I got overexcited the first time (and God bless you cgarces for listening), but it is a superior version. Jerry's dialed in tone-wise, the band's boogie-ing, and Hornsby's taking everything up a notch.
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