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Jack A Roe
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

You know the crew is feeling spritely and in a cowboy mood when they play this, blessed frequently in '89 with it.
3
Wang Dang Doodle
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Poker-hot WDD
3
Lazy River Road
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Sweet, sweet, down-home and yokey Jerry.
5
The Same Thing
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Pigpen cut revived for the 90's with the group in kind of a slow crawling king snake vibe. Vince knows how to lay down some organ. Top late form.
5
Ship of Fools
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Premiere of this stately Jerry ballad.

Comments

Bird Song
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

seems like this one needs an advocate, awesome early Brent bird!!! Growling, columnic fusion. What doesn't soar may still fly with just as much dignity, not just ecstasy.
Little Red Rooster
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

first rate, they're super into it
Friend of the Devil
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

swoops in and rescues a rough start to set 1 with cape, mask, and activated layered jams. Boisterous mickey thwacking away, jazzy rhodes and gently weepin' tiger. awesome fotd
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Snappy delivery with timeless charm. Loose, patient, bitonal Slip. Typical of the era jerry starts splatting with midi pretty much immediately, in a characteristically iconic fashion. Passers by keep their heads stayed down. Franklins is alright
So Many Roads
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Seminal plateau of dewy but statuesque emotion. Weir fluttery weave and tone building, phil bombs. beautifully epic coda!!!