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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

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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