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FranklinTowers

Drummer

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Submissions

2
Drums
April 21, 1972
Beat Club

Nice little bridge between Truckin & TOO
4
Drums
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

The jittery bridge between an epic, 19-min Truckin' and a pretty cool TOO...
2
Promised Land
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Kicks off an epic 34-song show in style with an excellent solo from Keith!
3
El Paso
Oct. 30, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Amazed I get to nominate this one...pretty well perfect!
1
Drums
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Pretty trippy one bridging the gap between an epic Truckin' and a pretty great TOO

Comments

Scarlet Begonias
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Sounds like Jerry wasn't done soloing when Donna started the "wind in the willows" verse...awesome early version regardless.
Ship of Fools
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Very well sung by Jerry and a tasty little solo.
Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Just listened to this for the first time on the Dave's Picks 34 Bonus Disc...fantastic! I'm not sure if it's just because the show was in Miami, but it sounds like you're on a voyage to the lost city of Atlantis! Then the slow return to the theme sounds like the journey back to the top, being careful not to go faster than your bubbles, with each band member bobbing to the surface one by one. Billy does some cool and powerful stuff with the toms as well that I haven't heard on other versions, but I'm also pretty new to '74...
Bertha
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Smooth as butter indeed...very nice
Ship of Fools
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

One of the best I've heard so far. Sounds fantastic on the PNW box set