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FreedomHaul

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Submissions

3
Not Fade Away
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Short, hot, right into a killer "Lovelight"
5
Candyman
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Premiere version from the middle/acoustic set. Audible buzz on the SBD, but worth the historic interest and for Jerry's wordless penultimate verse.
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Jerry stumbles a bit during the transition, but a powerful early version.
9
Stella Blue
Sept. 11, 1982
West Palm Beach Auditorium

Highlight from the end of the show.
7
Truckin'
Sept. 11, 1982
West Palm Beach Auditorium

Kicks back into the cowboy vibe from earlier in the show, leads into a stellar "Stella."
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Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

trippy and groovy intro noodling into song. Jerry flubs some verses, but at least gets the melody. short. Things seem to almost fall apart during the intro material for “Slipknot,” but they vamp the final figure of the transition into a dark solo from Jerry based loosely on the melody. Very nice “Slipknot” jam. Repeated phrase changes groove, accelerates, lessens before swirling patterns and move to “Franklin’s.” Dark chords at the start of the final tune (Brent?). Weird sound effects from Bobby briefly. Lyrical mumble actually pretty funny. Billy nice and loose. Nice gentle let down at end.
Shakedown Street
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

hell yes man, you've already done most of the hard work for me! One of the things that gives this year that color you mention is that Jerry often clips familiar leads and patterns off at the minor third (not going up the to major), or even sometimes playing something that sounds microtonal, or playing in a minor key over the band's major.
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Grendel, this has some of the colors and rhythms I think we both enjoy in a variety of our similar picks. Check out the whole sequence.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Whoa, sick find!! so much in this one. This is one of the most interesting and different S>Fs I've ever heard. All the regulars need to check into this one.
Shakedown Street
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

Whoa! That intro is some sick stuff!! I saw that you've been on an '84 kick lately, I think I'm gonna follow. Killer vocal jam too! This show is now my to-do list tomorrow.
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