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Mercury

colorful wookie

+6575


Submissions

2
Me and Bobby McGee
Oct. 23, 1973
Metropolitan Sports Center

Just the right touch
1
Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 25, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

Instrumental visits Fennario
2
Cassidy
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

The jam peers to the horizons it yearns to/ will visit
2
Deal
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

Video sounds better and really captures the spirit and energy of the performance
3
Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 19, 1971
Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minn.

Snappy/ not to be missed

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.