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Cucamonga007

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Submissions

6
Johnny B. Goode
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena

Jerry goes distorto and pounds this one hard...
4
Johnny B. Goode
April 6, 1971
Manhattan Center

Loose and loud - garage band city here! Tempo all over the road but nice and fast for the jam.
23
100000 Tons of Steel
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

Big time bluesy show so Brent's train song fits into the night Jerry's vox is burnt but good energy this night.
2
Promised Land
Oct. 20, 1989
The Spectrum

Brent wakes everybody up with his B3 and then Jerr gets all sprightly on the jam - nice later one.
3
Stagger Lee
Oct. 20, 1989
The Spectrum

Jerry does some sweet bending and carving on this one - the band is in step on this one.

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Whole band's got their macho up all over these two...
The Other One
Oct. 19, 1971
Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minn.

Darkness...
Not Fade Away
Dec. 9, 1971
Fox Theatre

Sad to see this had only 1 vote - I hope it gets heard and then given its due.. rollicking is the right descriptor...'71 NFA's had some special sauce. The GDTRFB is sweet justice as well - they hit overdrive smoothly NFA reprise is nice strong gut punch too +1 and more if I could... quality '71 action here.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Sweet Lincoln's mullet! Looks like I already bumped this sometime I dunno when before - required listening here.
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 19, 1981
Sports Palace

I feel like the jam in Sugar Mags is one of their purest rock and roll song expressions - sure they played it a million times but when it was on - it was ON - no matter the era when Jer decided to flip the boogie switch and Bobby was screaming his shorts off - GAME OVER - just listened to Dallas 11/24/72 and that's a MOFO ... just a different styled one than this but both gotz the same roots. I love it when Jer soars over that Sugar Mags engine.....