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Submissions

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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

Wharf Rat
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Love the giant, looping flurries of notes Jerry plays at the beginning and in the end jam.
Ramble On Rose
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Fantastic solo. Cutting, percussive, angry. The riff he plays at the beginning of the second chorus is a monster. Then it's quieter, melodic, settling in triplets until, big surprise, Jerry remembers the words to the Crazy Otto verse.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Yeah the last jam is crazy, crazy, crazy great. What Phil and Bobby are doing, wow.
New Minglewood Blues
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Keith killing it
Cassidy
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Jerry comes out swinging right away in the jam. It's short but beautiful, with structure and balance like a composition