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JERRY BAND!

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2
Space
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Synth alien space into Stella Blue. Really cool effects from Bobby and Brent. Listen to this show.
6
Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 29, 1966
The Matrix

Impressive soloing and unique guitar tones from Jerry and Bobby. Pure lysergic goodness. 1966 headiness.
4
Easy Answers
June 26, 1993
RFK Stadium

Vince plays synth organ instead of those terrible horns. Similar to killer versions played by Bob later in Ratdog (when this song really got good).
15
Box of Rain
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Tight playing, excellent vocals, polished performance. Summer of '73 in Portland—who could ask for more?
23
Shakedown Street
July 9, 1989
Giants Stadium

Epic Shakedown. Starts with lyric flubs by Brent and Bob, but rages onward to headiness.
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Comments

The Other One
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Holy fuck. How did I not pay closer attention to this performance in the past? Absolutely mind-blowing.
Stella Blue
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

Sorry for your loss, Drowning. This song means so much to so many of us, and this is without a doubt the definitive version. Some good ones in 73 and 74 though, to be sure. But this has the outro. Can't win for tryin'. Enjoy friends.
Aiko Aiko
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

Oh yeah. This is the ultimate performance of this song, from the Rockin' the Cradle release. It's not the romper-Iko that it would become, but it's so much more. Slow, funky, druggie (Jerry's head was scrambled on benzos or something for these shows due to lack of overseas-portable Persian; see Rock Scully's book). It just falls right into groove. Enjoy!
Jack Straw
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Yeah, there's no "keep us on the run" jam here, as per usual in 72-73, but the verses are just sung perfectly. And there are some UNREAL Phil bombs to make your hair stand on end. A great performance.
Bird Song
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Jerry has some tuning issues at the start of the jam, and it never really takes off, but the verses are performed beautifully. The "Ladies and Gentlemen" version is much better though for the jam. Love the original key they played this song in.
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