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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 21, 1971
Chateau d'Herouville

Nice and loose jammin'
5
Bertha
June 21, 1971
Chateau d'Herouville

Punchy with some heat. Pigs tone on the pipe organ(?) or electric piano makes this special too. Source:CM
6
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

thoughtful and airy just how I like these this one pays off beautifully.
24
Little Red Rooster
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Bob's slide work is CLEAN and on point and Jerry is in a frisky mood this night. Brent's B3 is hummin' - this version peels paint.
19
Johnny B. Goode
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Monster Dew >Around>JBG...Jerry was in full gunslinger mode this night.
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Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Whole band's got their macho up all over these two...
The Other One
Oct. 19, 1971
Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minn.

Darkness...
Not Fade Away
Dec. 9, 1971
Fox Theatre

Sad to see this had only 1 vote - I hope it gets heard and then given its due.. rollicking is the right descriptor...'71 NFA's had some special sauce. The GDTRFB is sweet justice as well - they hit overdrive smoothly NFA reprise is nice strong gut punch too +1 and more if I could... quality '71 action here.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Sweet Lincoln's mullet! Looks like I already bumped this sometime I dunno when before - required listening here.
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 19, 1981
Sports Palace

I feel like the jam in Sugar Mags is one of their purest rock and roll song expressions - sure they played it a million times but when it was on - it was ON - no matter the era when Jer decided to flip the boogie switch and Bobby was screaming his shorts off - GAME OVER - just listened to Dallas 11/24/72 and that's a MOFO ... just a different styled one than this but both gotz the same roots. I love it when Jer soars over that Sugar Mags engine.....
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