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JERRY BAND!

+1962


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11
I Know You Rider
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

High-energy playin' from the boys. Great Garcia solos and Phil bombs.
9
New Potato Caboose
May 5, 1967
Fillmore Auditorium

Electric cool-aid acid version from the beginning of the Summer of Love. You can actually get body waves from listening to this one. Love the organ.
9
They Love Each Other
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

A truly heady version from fall '79. Brent's key-clicking Rhodes piano and Jerry's beautiful solo make this my favorite version. TIGHT performance.
9
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

A bit rough around the edges but BALLS OUT energy the whole way through. An incredible performance with Jerry belting it out.
11
Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

Crazy unique FOTM intro jam, unlike any other version I've heard. LOVE '78!
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Comments

Hard to Handle
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Da fak is this doing so low? This is the essential version, with the lysergic melt-down around the 4:30 mark. Bobby's rhythm work here is truly extraordinary, not to mention the Jer solos and Phil.
Althea
March 14, 1981
Hartford Civic Center

I hate to be "that guy" in the comments thread (although it appears I am not alone), but there are a number of better versions of "Althea" that are more emotive than this from a variety of different years...it's all about that "this space is getting hot" crescendo for me.
New Potato Caboose
Dec. 7, 1968
Bellarmine College

Wow, those vocals before the first jam. Incredible. Is that still Pigpen on organ, or TC?
The Other One
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Although Hunter's matrices usually get my vote, check out the Jim Groves matrix of this show. It mixes a little less audience in.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 26, 1969
McFarlin Auditorium, SMU

Epic workman's version of this Workingman's tune. Pure acoustic bliss.
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