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Dire Wolf
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Nice early electric version. Always preferred this key for Dire Wolf compared to when they changed it in the later years. Just right. Nice version.
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Next Time You See Me
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Takes you right to Chicago. Jerry’s playing emulates the blues greats. Hard rocking version that reminds me of a Junior Wells cut. Highly recommend.
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High Time
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Haunting organ playing. Crystalline and psychedelic early version that feels very spacey. Great vocal delivery.
1
Me and My Uncle
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Very nice solo from Jerry. Phil is all over this as well, some great melodic bass playing that compliments the song very well.
3
Jack Straw
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

These early 70s Jack Straws have so much Charm. Silky smooth rendition full of grace and wonderful joyous interplay. Surprised this isn’t here yet.

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Dancin' in the Streets
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Yeah this is it, check it out folks you won’t regret it. I’ll let the music speak for itself.
Dancin' in the Streets
Nov. 9, 1979
Memorial Auditorium

Brent really gives new life to the band and this performance is a perfect example of this. One of my personal non 77 performances of this tune. Stellar keyboard playing that’s something out of a sci fi sequence and then you have Jerry turning into a intergalactic cyborg with incredible dance chops. Great dancin!
Dancin' in the Streets
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

This needs to be higher! For me personally the perfect Dancin Trifecta has to be 5/19/77 5/8/77 and then this beautiful show right here. Holy shit and pardon my profanity but this solo absolutely fucking rips, Jerry is RELENTLESS during this song and if I’m being totally honest he knows it and is capitalizing on it, pulling from his bag of tricks without even missing a beat or losing any energy whatsoever. I don’t know but this solo really does something to me and Jerry was clearly really digging and feeling out the space the band was laying down so he can explore with due diligence. What a stellar performance this really should be higher, incredible energy.
The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

I enjoy this version a lot, frankly I love Jerry’s tone in this too it’s absolutely monster. However, as much as I love this show and this performance, I can’t help but to think that there are so many more performances that truly push the boundaries of the song. 2/13/70 100% did and look at any Europe 72 show, pure sonic exploration without losing the core structure of the song. Granted we wouldn’t have any sonic explorations if it weren’t for the blueprints such as performances like these. Greatest of all time? I don’t think so, yet, there is something so enduring about this one. Check out 11/8/69 for an epic DS transition into a TOO that I would consider a distant cousin of this one!
Eyes Of The World
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Love Jerry’s playing on this one, his joy is infectious! May not have the diminished jam but honestly still has a lot of character, my personal favorite eyes at the moment!