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JERRY BAND!

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Sunrise
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Pure Donna vocals, and raging Garcia solo before the last verse. Donna sounds great throughout this entire show—it's a real smoker.
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Estimated Prophet
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

NOT just another '77 version. BIG bridge solo, pure Jerry/Donna backing vocals, scary Mutron solo into Eyes. One of the best.
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Samson and Delilah
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

NOT just another '77 version. Insanely-tight jamming, 2nd set opener, KEITH, JERRY, PHIL! Best version I've heard.
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Row Jimmy
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

Easily the best '74 version. Keith plays beautiful Rhodes piano, Phil tears it up, and the vocals are pure.
6
Franklin's Tower
July 1, 1979
Seattle Center Coliseum

Out of Half-Step opener of the last show of Brent's first tour with the band. Love his early '79 keys sound.
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Comments

The Eleven
Feb. 28, 1969
Fillmore West

This is a top 3 performance, for sure, but this doesn't really surpass the lysergic face-melt that was 1-26-69 (Live/Dead). I prefer when Bobby takes more of the spotlight with his jazzy rhythm soloing during the opening and ending sections.
Foolish Heart
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Yeah, I never really 'got' "Foolish Heart" until I heard this performance. I wasn't a big fan of the Built to Last LP (sorry, Brent) and tended to skip over most of its live tunes with the exception of "Picasso Moon" and "Standing on the Moon." However, this version contains peak "Bird Song"-level jams. Not to be missed.
Cumberland Blues
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

Complete barn-burner. Jerry playing pure Bakersfield guitar.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

I'm listening to this show to celebrate NYE '17-'18. This Eyes is a great way to glide into the new year. It's really a spectacular performance. Might be top 5 for performance for me. Great tempo and very synergistic jams. Jerry just sounds so good on the Travis Bean.
Truckin'
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

The 'tension build' is flawlessly executed.
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