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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

Queen Jane Approximately
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

Quickfire laser versh. Plinky plonk bing bong for centuries and heroic garcia lead work, feel like the fire dylan stuff is as good as jerry felt like mamu mexicali was for his soloing
Just A Little Light
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

Feel like i'm playing this on a boombox in a garage in the midwest as I interpretively dance a "knife fight" routine. Seminal brent mythology
Friend of the Devil
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

strongman version, midi for days and deeply meant vocal
Blow Away
July 16, 1990
Rich Stadium

Stupendous
He's Gone
July 28, 1973
Grand Prix Racecourse

holding hands in a circle vibes... mammoth summer 73 he's gone>truckin>nobody's fault>el paso that's soul soothingly crunchy. Godchaux masterclass, phil bombing, and an overall relaxed but killing after hours feel. all the great versions of this song for me combine an "on" coda with exceptionally high energy jamming to follow almost as if composed, such is the way with which they slam in. 73-74 seems to have many such moments, preordained medleying. Truckin is by the numbers, transition and nobody's is elegantly snappin', graceful minstrels and jongleurs of a dropout bohemian's eve, cookin with pure blues. Brief pinchy space goes right into a great el paso echoing the big river from a song prior. Again phil and keith are hot in the mix and it's a great night