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Pretty Peggy O
July 18, 1990
Deer Creek Music Theater

Jerry’s vocals as heartbreaking as ever. Gorgeous, lilting.
9
New Minglewood Blues
July 18, 1990
Deer Creek Music Theater

Brent rips!!! His last one!
1
Dire Wolf
June 11, 1992
Knickerbocker Arena

Dire Wolf! Just another Dire Wolf, but still... It's Dire Wolf!! Fun show overall!
2
Loose Lucy
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

For pure, sheer fun, few tunes beat a great Loose Lucy! This is a great Lucy!!!
2
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 26, 1980
The Sportatorium

At times pretty, at times a little weird, but somewhere past 8 minutes, it's downright gorgeous...

Comments

Looks Like Rain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Absolutely gorgeous.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Scorching coda to an amazing Truckin'-NFA-GDTRFB. Whole show is pretty historic.....
Sugaree
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

Lovely!! Bobby (on the slide) starts chasing Jerry….. Jerry just picks up the pace, and Bobby does his best to keep up!!
C. C. Rider
Dec. 10, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

And yet….. Spencer Davis’ guitar sounds a bit like Jorma!?! Lol! Very good! Crazy fun show! And yeah… With Bruce and Brent. Very very cool!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

The bridge jam is classic ‘74, but what might set this apart from a lot of others at the time is Jerry’s “headlight roar,” which is so reminiscent of the 80s…..