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Mercury

colorful wookie

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Submissions

2
Promised Land
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Picks right back up on the C Berry rock-n-roll, a la ‘74
2
Big River
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

Cavortin Ivories
1
Casey Jones
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Caps a helluva show in fine form
3
Around and Around
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

I just had to dance
2
Hey Pocky Way
Sept. 12, 1987
Capital Centre

New song, hits the track running, and diversifies the repertoire

Comments

The Music Never Stopped
Nov. 23, 1978
Capital Centre

Oh yeah
Passenger
Nov. 23, 1978
Capital Centre

Well-cooked instrumental break
Dark Star
June 14, 1969
Monterey Performing Arts Center

Not that I need one, but I'll use your comment as an excuse to listen to it again...
Cumberland Blues
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Pass the bug juice...
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 24, 1979
Golden Hall, Community Concourse

Fairly monstrous, this one is. Jerry painting the transition environment, first a bit like 3/9/81, then Phil landing some serious blows, with drummers punching holes throughout. Interestingly, that structured round-up piece that marks most versions isn’t reached, instead the continued swell moves into a different type of frenzy. Usual fat break after wild geese verse, but then after the sun will shine verse, the chorus is returned to. After the next juicy break, the northbound, bass-fueled, train arrives, again followed by the chorus, leaving yet another opportunity for Jerry to baste this thing -- in this instance with pointed power strumming -- until its well-cooked.