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Not Fade Away
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Nice vocal jam with the crowd taking part, only wish they jammed it longer. Brent sounds amazing on that Hammond, but is anyone surprised? DvP39
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Man Smart, Woman Smarter
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Brent tickling the ivories and Jerry noodling away, just beautiful. Builds into the drums really nicely. Released on Dave's Picks 39
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Brother Esau
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Just the right amount of cowbell. Dave's Picks 39
7
Throwing Stones
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Off of Dave's Picks 39. One of the earlier pairings with NFA, transition could be hotter, but all in all good jamming
5
Samson and Delilah
March 15, 1990
Capital Centre

Unbelievable that this wasn't already up here. Legendary show, this Samson nothing to scoff at. Good god almighty

Comments

Feel Like A Stranger
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Ds67, love that someone is dropping in jgb gems in the comments, I wish they'd have a section for that. Kinda curious though, which lonesome and a long way do you prefer more, the one you linked or the one off of Pure Jerry: Bay Area 1978? I'm a little partial to the latter, but only cause I heard it first and it was such an earworm. I can't remember the date for it but I'm pretty sure it's the same show as the Mystery Train and Catfish John off that release, both are also great renditions, jer is a liiiitle high in right channel on the train but he is cooking Now, I've been on the hunt for a few weeks now for the headiest Stranger out there and this is giving 10/12/84 a run for it's money in my book, sheesh. I wanna check out the AUD before I can make up my mind though, I've only heard the sbd
Let It Grow
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Personally, I think there are better '77 versions of Let It Grow than the DeKalb one that stands at #1 currently. This one, however, stands miles above all of those. Jerry channels Zeus for this, Jesus H. Christ, he's on, they all are. While I love the 3/14/90 LIG, Jer does make the jump to MIDI halfway in the jam. On this night, it's pure Tiger and as has been noted, he doesn't miss a beat. If this had the exposure of some of the other versions on this site, there's no question where it would sit. I always find the top 5, of any song, is often not entirely accurate, most of the "top" versions are releases, or Cornell or Veneta. At any rate, this is liquid gold and hopefully the show gets a much-deserved release.
Samson and Delilah
June 21, 1980
West High Auditorium

Absolutely rippin', this show deserves a release, so many absolutely amazing versions throughout. The energy is phenomenal. On the summer solstice in a high school auditorium in Alaska, unbelievable
Around and Around
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Amazing stuff. Definitely one of the versions I'd look to in search of a "best" version. The one that converted me to the song is 3/18/77 so I hold that as my gold standard, but this ain't too far behind
St. Stephen
Sept. 18, 1970
Fillmore East

Monster version. This run at the Fillmore is amazing