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JERRY BAND!

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Drums -> Space
April 27, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre

BEAM! Very trippy. This show is just amazing. Get the SBDMC>DAT>CDR source.
13
Space
July 8, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Scary freaking version with ghosty Donna wails. Nice transition into a tear-jerking Wharf Rat.
2
Tennessee Jed
Aug. 20, 1983
Frost Amphitheatre

Just exactly perfect version with crisp Jerry leads and Reading Rainbow tone on Brent's piano. Superior '83 playin'.
7
Liberty
March 11, 1993
Rosemont Horizon

An expert rendition. Jerry is using his crispy Rosebud tone. The band is tight, and Jerry sings it beautifully. My favorite latter-era tune.
3
Samson and Delilah
June 12, 1976
Music Hall

Hair-raising 1st set opener. Phil is all over his fretboard. A unique performance with a lot of thick piano work from Keith. Driving drummers!
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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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