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14
Big Railroad Blues
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

So rippin' good. Get your Jerry on.
28
Deep Elem Blues
April 5, 1982
The Spectrum

For a stellar electric version check out this one from Philly. Also included as filler material for Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 4
8
El Paso
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

Bobby's vocals are especially sweet & heartfelt in this one & Jerry adds some tasty southwestern-style licks. Very smooth.
15
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Interesting & under the radar version-sweet & mellow w/a relaxed intro & then usual great '77 exploration jamming--but more lovely than intense
12
Not Fade Away
April 3, 1982
The Scope

Check the new "Seaweed" SBD of this version...KILLER out of space... full 3 mins+ of pickin' Jammin' and Bobby rythms & Brent's sweeping flourishes!

Comments

Franklin's Tower
April 19, 1982
Baltimore Civic Center

Listened to this again and realized it needs to up voted. There's so much other crazy good stuff in the Ravenspace show that this Tower gets overlooked.
Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

New convert here. What I love about this is the "space" section doesn't get all feedback/screechy or "spinal tap" silly (think of Derek Small's 'free form jazz odyssey' that they play at the festival where they get second billing to the puppet show), and instead it gets spookily quiet, ethereal, mysterious, and never annoying, and then it slowly, gracefully builds back into a lovely jam section that then spills over into a flat out kick-ass jam and into nearly countless musical landscapes thereafter. Just a unique, confident, ever-changing and always interesting Star that's climbed easily into my Top 5 faves of all-time. Thanks to all for the multiple rave reviews that finally got me curious enough to get DP 4 and check it out.
Jack Straw
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Very Upvote worthy!
Estimated Prophet
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Mother of mercy. Jerry's solos are deep, deep deep on this one. One of the best boards ever taboot.
Franklin's Tower
Sept. 29, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Bobby can't resist adding a nice couple of China Cat licks right before Jerry sings the second verse.