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James7

Old In The Way

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The Frozen Logger
Dec. 26, 1970
Legion Stadium

Short and weird like the rest. I prefer slewfoot but kind of fun
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Promised Land
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Not my favorite song but an excellent version. Bobby rocks out.

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Smokestack Lightnin'
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

To my ears, this is far better than the Bear's Choice Vol 1 version currently in first. This has a nice groove and none of the dissonance that I always felt made the Fillmore one a tough listen. Still a ton of blues.
Positively 4th Street
July 10, 1973
The Keystone

Not the Dead. I am all for a non-Dead Jerry best of site, but this ain’t it.
Ripple
June 5, 1982
Oregon State Penitentiary

Great? Yes. I really like this entire show, but it is not the Dead. Wrong site.
Throwing Stones
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Instrumentally solid, good but nothing mind blowing. Bobby’s voice sounded flat and strained though. Last show of the tour so I think he was in need of a break. There are definitely better versions. I haven’t listened to all of this show yet.
We Can Run
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

What an awful song.
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