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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.
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Comments

Loser
May 6, 1980
Rec Hall, Penn State U

Gem buried waaay down the list - Jer delivers a solo that feels like he just barely pulls a rabbit out of the hat ... works for me.
Tennessee Jed
April 7, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Yasssss - sweet and tangy.
Candyman
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

Deliberate molasses baked treat...no hurry delivery with the seats tilted waay back, shades on, rolling along at 7mph. yes it 's that good.
Foolish Heart
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Looks like I had already voted for this without comment. Just heard on Sirius and it kills...great dialed-in band mind meld.
Drums
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

About as close as I have ever heard the gang play Soul Sacrifice. Cool.
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