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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

I'm A Hog For You
April 6, 1971
Manhattan Center

One of my favorite tunes from the remastered Skull & Roses. Jerry and Pig do great vocals together.
Might As Well
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Best version of "Mighty Swell" I've heard. Jerry's growling vocals at the end are not to be missed. There are '76 version with better solos, but this one is my favorite. In fact, everything on 1977-10-29 is worth listening to, especially the psychedelicized "Let it Grow."
Terrapin Station
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Extra loud and high energy outro, but otherwise a pretty standard version. I always love Bobby's rhythm work on the outro. His bright Mesa Boogie amp tone and wild neck slides are where it's at. I just wish Jerry's Mutron Octave Divider had given a bigger 'growl' at the end.
St. Stephen
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

Bobby's rhythm work on the intro is pure acid-fuled glory.
Jack Straw
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Yeah, this really isn't the second-best Jack Straw. I wouldn't even put it in my top 20. Yes, there are a lot of Phil bombs, but they aren't as strategically placed or emotionally powerful as I've heard in versions from '78 and the early '80s. Jerry's soloing is very mediocre and Bobby is also not in the groove. The best Jack Straws involve Phil bombs, but they also involve soaring Garcia solos, lots of chorded piano slams from Keith or Brent, and it should sound like Bobby is breaking every string on his guitar during his fast rhythm strumming.
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