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Megafantastico

Lesh Philling

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Submissions

1
Little Red Rooster
Feb. 17, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Bobby seems to be so on this night. Everybody seems to be taking his lead so far.
1
Tennessee Jed
Feb. 17, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Incredible late 80's version. First listen to this show, holy crap it's hot!
4
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 26, 1972
Paramount Theater

Heard this last night on the XM Dead Channel. Just classic high energy rock n roll!
2
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Oct. 18, 1989
The Spectrum

Incredible duel between Jerry and Brent Jams! There is nothing in this world like that Hammond organ mixed with Jerry's MIDI
12
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 19, 1978
State Fairgrounds Coliseum

Jerry takes an energetic Scarlet into a mellow jazzy outro into a smooth transition into Fire then Phil starts raising the energy and the Fire grows..

Comments

Desolation Row
Feb. 17, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Damn fine version of this song!
Morning Dew
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Maybe part of a good sequence but this was the most sterile, unemotional version of this song I've ever heard.
All Along the Watchtower
Oct. 18, 1989
The Spectrum

Holy Shit does he dominate this song! It's like they ramped this version up to make up for that sub-par Gimme Some Lovin' out of Space. Absolutely great show.
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Oct. 18, 1989
The Spectrum

Sought this show out due to the previous posts/comments recently. Wow. I'm starting to think you could put October '89 up against May '77 or April/May '72 for historic greatness. Different eras. Different musicians. But the late 80's did give some great moments.
The Other One
Dec. 19, 1978
State Fairgrounds Coliseum

The way this Other One starts, it's almost angry. But it flows into a smooth, almost reflective, jam between verses that Phil then draws back into an angry focus, that then melts into Stella. Incredible version!