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Mexicali Blues
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

“It’s polka time!” Shouts Bobby at the beginning of this one! Honored to submit this one. Absolute rager from an underrated show.
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Candyman
Nov. 13, 1972
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Passionate and poignant. Fantastic Fall 72 version.
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Black Peter
Oct. 18, 1980
Saenger Performing Arts Center

Stunning organ parts that take the song to a different level. Feels like I'm going down a lazy river without a care in the world.
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Weather Report Suite
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

Horns!! Let it Grow is already on here but the Whole suite needs love. When the horns come in you can't help but smile. Pure and beautiful.
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Friend of the Devil
Nov. 23, 1978
Capital Centre

Stunning version. Sung with lots of passion, and during the solo, Jerry lets Wolf run loose and lets her howl. Great version from a great show!

Comments

Estimated Prophet
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Really should be higher, I’m not even that much of an estimated fan but this version is really heartfelt, great energy here!
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!