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Greatly enjoyed this Jerry show. I had been holding off buying this due to the negative reviews. so I listened over on the archive site.
I just don't agree with the negatives.
sound separation of everyone is fantastic. Donna doesn't ruin anything. not one song. On closing of winterland 78 I heard her just lose it in one of her misplaced yells. That does not happen on here. She sounds a bit high pitched on alot of 72 shows. not here.
I have sunshine daydream 73 , fillmore 69, stepping out UK 72, closing of winterland 78, egypt 78, dead movie 73, hartford 77 and cornell 77, colgate 77, winterland 74, new years 76, florida 77, palladium 77, and on and on. and this red rocks 78 is a GREAT addition and complement to those shows.
it has its own sound and vibe to it. what I like:
all of disc one especially great version (maybe the best one) of el paso
all the ballads by jerry. dire wolf. ship of fools. mustve been the roses
I like bobby's use of slide in this show. better than Egypt 78.
all of disc two. there is a great punch to alot on this disc. bill, mick and phil really hold the bottom end. though I do feel this is a Jerry how most of all.
from estimated until sugar mags is great sounding and playing. during sunshine is excellent maybe better than the sugar mags itself. the warf rat and franklins before it might be better but the sunshine daydream segment is excellent. the transitions during the 2nd set are all excellent. warf into tower was very cool. then into sugar mags.
the terrapin on disc 3 does not suck. are there better? sure, but its not the hi light of the show that has alot of highlights. Its a very very good terrapin but not a great one. Same for the saturday night. Cornell 77 and Hartford 77 are better versions of each. The Terrapin at Hartford is a beast that makes alot of other shows versions not as good. thats not a negative to this red rocks show.
But I loved werewolf london. best version ever in my opinion. jerry says right before he and bobby solo "draw blood!!!" and they tear some great solos.
is this as good as any of the 77 shows I listed? I would say yes but its different. Its got its own character. its not 77 anymore but it sure isn't 1980 or 90 either.
This is a great 78 show and great show period.
as i mentioned the one more saturday night is very good but not as great as the cornell 77 show. but cornell doesn't have the red rocks werewolf song, which is excellent. And cornell has a completely diff set of songs and vibe...as it should. Its an indoor show at a college gym.
at cornell, bobby blows the intro to Dancing in the Street, and jerry at red rocks screws up a lyric in dire wolf. but what does jerry do in both songs: he gives us a great solo in each (in Dancin he does a fantastic jazz fusion dance solo). at red rocks jerry tears into his countrified dire wolf solo with great tone. then after dire wolf you get the best el paso EVER. Jerry plays a fantastic intricate blue grassy county swing twangy solo that is pitch perfect, melodic and ferocious all in one. And it makes Bobby's vocals SHINE. and Jerry also is providing fantastic vocal harmonies!!!
red rocks is an outdoor show and the band is having a great time & they all jam like their around the camp fire with 20,000 people. Jerry solos all over the place but he still lets everyone dive right in for their own time to shine.
I read where people say the band sounds "tired". I dont hear "tired" in this show AT ALL.
The band is a BEAST at this show.
Jerry is a beast ( i feel he jams so much he may have almost fallen off the stage ;)
he is in the zone at this show and I feel that the rest of the band are just feeding off of his enthusiasm & creativity. He doesn't hog the limelight for himself but he sure uses his moments to the fullest advantage.
you dont have to buy any dead release but this is a unique show and i am very glad I dove in to buy it for my birthday.
this show "will rip your lungs out Jim!"
...and the tailor who made it all possible is good ol growling howling Jerry Garcia ;)
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