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Jack Straw
April 22, 1979
Spartan Stadium - San Jose State University

Brent's 1st song with the band. Multiple Lesh bombs, rollicking drums, smoking Jerry licks, and impassioned vocals. Fine welcome to the band!
7
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 16, 1981
Melkweg

This is a lightening fast bowl of nose clams, played 100x the speed of hyperspace. Worth it just to hear how fast the boys ventured to take this on
6
The Wheel
Oct. 16, 1981
Melkweg

Not the longest, by any stretch, but incredibly airy and beautiful for Bobby's B-day. Worth a listen for sure
9
Feelin' Groovy Jam
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Super interesting jam out of a surprising Truckin' > NFBM jam > Drums > Feeling Groovy jam. The first few min of keys/drum/bass after drums is $$$$
9
Greatest Story Ever Told
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Seriously high octane. A very subtle St Stephen lick by Jerry in the closing jam

Comments

Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Man, this show gets crazy hype (and for good reason), but this version is straight majestic. Dusted it off after a long time on the shelf and it just peaks so perfectly. Amazing
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 23, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

Spun this last night - very tight version. Brent does some nice in-the-pocket work. Boys were on for sure
Stella Blue
Nov. 17, 1973
Pauley Pavilion - University of California

Apologies, i didn't mean to post this twice.
The Music Never Stopped
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

Massive peak, then it just doesn't let up!
Morning Dew
Nov. 17, 1973
Pauley Pavilion - University of California

Man, this is just gorgeous. Hadn't spun in a while. It's a bute