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FreedomHaul

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Promised Land
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

The slower tempo here lets Jerry and Keith stretch out some during their solos.
13
Terrapin Station
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

Come for the Terrapin, stay for the > PITB > Comes a Time > PITB.
12
Estimated Prophet
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

Startled not to find this here. Def. best of Palladium run, and can stand toe to toe with the rest of the month.
5
Looks Like Rain
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

fantastic version with great Bobby/Donna. Everyone else is just trying to match their emotional performances.
15
It Must Have Been The Roses
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

Just more stellar May '77 balladry.

Comments

I Need A Miracle
Jan. 15, 1979
Springfield Civic Center

Ah, you beat me to it! Second above, and I've honestly never heard the "Miracle" material done so well.
Franklin's Tower
May 17, 1978
Uptown Theater

Shreddy bouncy triplet Jerry!
Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

I honestly haven't heard the rest of the '72 box yet (working through parts of '90, '84, '78-9, '73), but I have this show in pretty frequent rotation every time I have like 4 full hours I can listen to something. The whole show is fantastic, and this PITB opener is just unreal. Slow Jerry peak mid-way through, superb band interplay. Although I'm a bourbon man myself.
Estimated Prophet
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

Thanks man. I posted that a while ago, and I think this is the best version of this tune from the 04-77–06-77 run of shows.
Estimated Prophet
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

Yeah, this is a superior version. During most of the May versions of this tune, I kept wanting them to stretch out a little, and they do here. The result is worth hearing!