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3
St. Stephen
May 24, 1970
Hollywood Music Festival

Raw, Bluesy and Dank as hell.
2
Cold Rain and Snow
May 24, 1970
Hollywood Music Festival

Crunch Crunch Crank Crank yea it's slow and awesome. No hurry here!
3
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

Sneaky good! The St. jam to me is close to perfect it stretches out and builds nicely.
4
Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1982
Pauley Pavilion, UCLA

Some sweet licks on this one before the space noodling...
2
I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1982
Pauley Pavilion, UCLA

Fancy fretwork and pickin' on this standalone....clear and concise in the mix! Fine early '80s example.

Comments

So Many Roads
June 23, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Just came across this disc from an old friend who has moved on... rarely listen to anything after '90....but this version sticks with me. +1
Playin' In The Band
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

They grip this and rip it until there's nothing left.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

Jer takes what appears to be a laid back approach here and then throws CRAZY fills all over the this one - sheesh - have never heard one like this ... can't tell if he carved a fatty at the break or just was in a good mood... the S+D that follows is toxic so maybe it was the powder.
Samson and Delilah
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

The whole gang is torqued up for this one - Fuego.
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Oh so fine for the first time played and easily one of the top 10 versions ever.