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China Doll
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

A dreamy, airy, beauty right here...Phil riffs all over it Jerry's vocal and the harmonies are special.
14
Pretty Peggy O
May 6, 1980
Rec Hall, Penn State U

Check out the whole show - upfront nice qual aud here for a great show. Road Trips v.3#4
18
Wharf Rat
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Dank and Dirty - this deserves to be heard as well as 4/21/84 both are MONSTERS. Source: SBD, CM
8
Estimated Prophet
June 13, 1987
Ventura County Fairgrounds

The Boys loved to crush this one at the fairground (not far from the beach!) yea screaming too.
6
Ship of Fools
July 14, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Stunning work here - they loved playing this at Ventura.

Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

I hear you both! Haha and you’re right Jerry shreds so fucking hard it’s like “wahh?” then wakes up and goes further HAM. Don’t overlook Phil doing his God of Thunder bit either he rattles some skulls here. Not the greatest sources on the board but check the Miller - he’s always tasteful.
Jack Straw
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

Grendel, I saw you originally posted that 10/22Syracuse Straw - check this one out - they take a similarly huge bite out of this version and spit it out. Trust me it does not disappoint! PS. I was in HS and went to that Syracuse show drove up from PA - what a freakin' trip we had.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

Agreed Phig - went back to listen to this and yeah it's killer with multiple sections of space jammieness!
Here Comes Sunshine
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Whatever they were trying to work out in the CC>IKYR comes together in spades right here for me.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

This is the weirdest version of both tunes I have heard to date. Usually a fan of different arrangements however temporary they might last. I find a thread of strong discordance throughout the CC that resolves finally at the Feelin Groovy break. I love Feelin Groovy breaks and this one is welcome after hearing the gang sound as though they are playing different songs and so when they land on a melody. It's cool to hear Jerry literally all over the place with ideas but to me Bob and Keith in particular fail to give his solos a platform to build from. Phil is nonexistent to my ears until Jerry's headlight verse and the fuzzbomb drop at the end of the Rider. The Rider is bizarre and sounds like they are playing from across a huge field removed from everything and everyone... voices are clear yet instruments fade in and out the fog. Interesting, different and unique but not my particular bag. While I do appreciate others take on how this gets them going shown by all the comments above - I'm just from a different planet on this one. .