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JERRY BAND!

+1962


Submissions

8
Ramble On Rose
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

A very tight version with great Phil bombs and Jerry solo. This show slips under the radar. Don't miss it.
7
Fire On The Mountain
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Jerry's Mutron magic and Bobby's noodling slide make this version unique. So much energy here.
13
Drums -> Space
March 15, 1990
Capital Centre

The jam out of Terrapin>Drums>And>Space is a lysergic MIDI soup of ecstasy. Too bad it had to go into Brent's cheesy lullaby after instead of a Wheel
3
Estimated Prophet
Aug. 20, 1983
Frost Amphitheatre

A raging '83 version, filled with crispy headiness. Bobby and Jerry steal faces during the end jam.
12
They Love Each Other
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Flawless execution. Perfect Keith solo and Garcia performance. A definitive '77 version.

Comments

Cassidy
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Am...."Flight of the seabirds"
Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

It should be noted here that the jazzy jam in the middle is an early "Stronger than Dirt/Milkin' the Turkey" jam. You can really hear the birth of the direction they were headed to later in 1975.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Out of the countless versions of this tune that I've heard, this one stands out from the rest. The signal issues at the beginning of the tape where you can just hear Jerry and Billy make for a pretty cool intro as well.
Row Jimmy
May 13, 1978
The Spectrum

Really great slide work by Bobby here, plus Jerry throws off some alternate chord changes in the intro that give off a slow "Loose Lucy" vibe.
Hard to Handle
Jan. 10, 1970
Community Concourse

Easily the best TC-era performance.