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Submissions

2
Mama Tried
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

Halloween psychedelia
2
The Eleven
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

Jerry's chromatics liquified my face. Total acid-drenched mindmeld.
5
Morning Dew
Aug. 30, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Gorgeously haunting.
4
Doin' That Rag
Aug. 30, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

So thoughtful. It's got that haunting swagger.
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 24, 1970
Hollywood Music Festival

The amp tubes are glowing white-hot and the Boys are not letting up. Face-meltingly hot.

Comments

The Eleven
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

The way they slip into the rumbling high-tempo mindmeld at the end of this one is particularly effortless. Jerry is a storyteller and the fuzzbox is his pen.
Doin' That Rag
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

Wow, that final solo packs some serious creativity into a rather short time. Gorgeous pedal work. Underrated version of an underrated song.
Alligator
Jan. 25, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Sounds like a pig snuck onstage and oinked into the microphone part way through the song... either that or the boys had an exceptionally strong batch
Alligator
Jan. 25, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

The Eleven
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

My god, the phrasing of those solos. Jerry is a supergenius. To be able to channel musical ideas so crystal-clear at such an insane pace... quite literally operating at a higher frequency. Blistering primal dangerous Dead.