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Jack A Roe
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

You know the crew is feeling spritely and in a cowboy mood when they play this, blessed frequently in '89 with it.
3
Wang Dang Doodle
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Poker-hot WDD
3
Lazy River Road
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Sweet, sweet, down-home and yokey Jerry.
5
The Same Thing
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Pigpen cut revived for the 90's with the group in kind of a slow crawling king snake vibe. Vince knows how to lay down some organ. Top late form.
5
Ship of Fools
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Premiere of this stately Jerry ballad.

Comments

Ship of Fools
June 20, 1974
The Omni

Chills. Big man is angelic, forever young on this madly inspired perfect groovy version with beautiful contributions from all.
Big Railroad Blues
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

https://youtu.be/c0LeYB0IAHw Jerry's second solo on this one.... one of my favs, the sheer passion and fierce emotion exhibited by all for the blues in this version is deeply moving experience, makes me grateful to experience that GD magic
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

i've been really sleeping on this one... intricate and refined from the first seconds of liftoff... rhodes rhodes rhodes. WOLF and bill kreutzmann made this tune his bitch in the early 70's his project for expansion. This is the rainy sushi and sake buffet to the michelin coursed meals of those DS's.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 18, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Fantastic lightning bolt years version, explores with smirking authority and continues Playin!
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

me too danny... big fabs junkie so I love all versions of this one including the welnick ones