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Cucamonga007

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Submissions

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Loser
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

Early one with the Sweet Suzy line Jerry goes full ice-pick.
3
Sugar Magnolia
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

Clean Crisp and Fast worth a spin - tight!
3
Bertha
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

Ripper with Jerry throwing out some different vocal styling on this one
6
Sugar Magnolia
March 29, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

Deep in the Pocket on the jam - Brent keys are special here.
5
China Doll
April 10, 1983
West Virginia University Coliseum

Dark and sad if not for flub so close to perfect

Comments

Eyes Of The World
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

I can only think that this one is so low because folks haven't checked it out? Fast, precise and delicate - just another special treat served up in the year of the Dead '77. While I really dig the '74 action of Freedom Hall and Iowa and Winterland, this take is worthy of top 10 at least - if only it were heard. Resplendent is right.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

If you gotta half an hour to burn this one will show you some peak power action. Everyone represents here wonderfully in a super no hurry fashion that stretches out smoothly and builds into sweet bursts of perfection - just freakin wow. Deserves attention.
Big Railroad Blues
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

CC - Smoked out the speakers in my ride with this one this afternoon -- 1st version I ever heard of this song so many roads ago and after many years still oh so fine. IMO should be way up on this hear list. Rough and tumble rock'n'roll. Check the 4/13/71 and tell me what ya think of that one.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Massive with mucho sparklers. Jammy jam - jams all over this one including the outro.
Touch of Grey
May 9, 1987
Laguna Seca Raceway

They jammed this and then filmed the TOG video that night - whackadoodle scene at the campground that night.