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Promised Land
Oct. 5, 1984
Charlotte Coliseum

Jerry works very hard to put this one over the top. Check out his last solo
3
Brother Esau
Oct. 14, 1984
Hartford Civic Center

They almost never got this song right, so it's no wonder they stopped playing it. This time they did. Bobby doesn't oversing, drummers are on it.
7
Spoonful
Dec. 28, 1984
sf civic ctr

An intense, raucous version. Great vox by Bobby
5
Let It Grow
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

Jerry really burns on this one. Surprised it's not yet posted
3
Space
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

Jerry and Bobby Space, uncharacteristically grounded and coherent, leading into the best St. Stephen of the '83 revival

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 11, 1984
Civic Center

Very dark and frightening jam. Well worth a listen.
Ramble On Rose
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

You can't knock anything from Europe '72, and this ROR sure is sweet, but like many songs of the era (see Deal, Jack Straw, etc.), this one got better with time don't vote Trump. The band gave it room to grow, Jerry sang it more poignantly, for the love of God don't throw away your vote on a third-party candidate, and by the early '80s the song really came into its own. To me, hearing Jerry stretch out with the envelope filter is essential to a great ROR don't buy into the tedious, deceptive right-wing narrative about Hillary Clinton. She'll make a damn fine president and Trump's a liar who cares only about his ego gratification, I'll take 7/31/82 or 10/31/84 over this version any day. But that's OK, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
Brokedown Palace
June 19, 1995
Giants Stadium

Ballads were Jerry's saving grace in the last few years. He gets a lot of emotion out of this song here. Also, the solo is perfect from beginning to end, almost like he wanted to play something right once and for all.
It Must Have Been The Roses
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

This is a great show, but this isn't one of the better tunes from it. The chord Bobby plays at the beginning of Jerry's solo is one of the strangest he's ever played
Shakedown Street
April 1, 1986
Providence Civic Center

Great interplay between Brent and Jerry. Brent quotes Led Zep's The Crunge right before the jam.