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Cassidy
Oct. 11, 1980
Warfield Theater

Amazed this hasn't been posted sooner. The band is in the groove and it's a great soundboard.
5
Rosalie McFall
Oct. 11, 1980
Warfield Theater

Jerry nails it on vocals and guitar. Brent sounding hot on keys.
4
Dark Hollow
Oct. 11, 1980
Warfield Theater

Crisp. Tight. Very good soundboard.
2
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 14, 1979
McNichols Arena

Reminds me of '73 or '74 Jerry noodling.
2
Drums
Aug. 14, 1979
McNichols Arena

Short. Not even long enough for a bathroom break.

Comments

Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Get your headphones, because this is a real treat. When they get to the pre-SSDD jam, you can actually hear everybody clearly. You can even go - whoah - that's Billy on the left and Mickey on the right. It's actually a mentally draining experience, listening to 6 different musicians playing one piece of music at the same time. On almost every recording, someone is louder than someone else and you might have to strain to hear everybody,but hear you take it all in. Wonderful soundboard.
Big River
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Jerry's jam during the first instrumental break does stop and continues all the way through the second verse. He usually drops that boogie and picks up something else.
Passenger
April 29, 1980
Fox Theatre

There are two instrumental breaks, with Jerry just going crazy. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. Amazed that nobody has posted it yet.
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Aggressive drumming. High energy. Great pre-SSDD jam.
The Race Is On
Sept. 27, 1980
Warfield Theater

Most copies are clipped. It's not a great recording, but it's complete. https://archive.org/details/gd1980-09-27.nak300.walker-scotton.miller.89006.sbeok.flac16/gd80-09-27d1t02.flac