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Drummer

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Drums
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Part of a great jam suite, on Billy's birthday!
2
Casey Jones
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Caps the early show of this legendary evening in style!
2
Monkey and the Engineer
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Like the night before, a great version from a legendary show that I'm surprised wasn't already here...
3
Monkey and the Engineer
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Great version from this legendary show...surprised it's not already here!
2
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Shocked this wasn't here already...gorgeous version from a legendary show, about two weeks before they recorded the studio version.

Comments

Brown Eyed Women
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

They actually only played it six times on this tour, with 5/25 being the only one after this. I agree, it's a great version apart from Jerry's minor lyrical flubs.
Mister Charlie
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Jerry is in a very adventurous with both his riffing and the solo on this one. Great, swaggering version.
Sugaree
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Jerry's vocals are very impassioned on this one, seemingly paying special attention to each syllable...
Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

One of only seven times (out of 600 total plays) that they opened with PITB! This one feels much longer than its 10:33 run time — in a good way. You can tell this show has that "it" factor from the start...
The Other One
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

I ranked this fourth of the tour last year, but I now realize that was a mistake. I'd put it ahead of Bickershaw for third at least (had Paris first and Frankfurt second). Goes very far out and covers some crazy terrain, yet stays every bit as refined as the gorgeous venue it was performed in...A++