This part translates very well onto tape. Jerry's crystal notes flutter ever so delicately, as if to digest the change in mood, then start to climb the register. First some discordant feedback, then the rumblings of deep bass fever, a few suspended notes from Jerry's guitar, and finally a hollow-tone entry into Spanish Jam. Slowly the jungle came to life, then a nice Beam and Jerry space opened up, and from this point on the band seemed back in control.
The crowd carried the beat into drums, but the Beast quickly took control. Departing to the drumbeat of The Women Are Smarter, the dancing crowd took off on the crest of another wave and Jerry kept the band on the mark. Starting from a subtle backdrop of Phil and Brent, Jerry's guitarwork weaves a spiraling string of crisp notes that rise and fall like your favorite roller coaster. Sugar Magnolia and Scarlet Begonias were garage band specials, but the steady climb toward Fire on the Mountain was a turning point in the set.
After a restless set break and a rousing chord of contentment to signal the birth of a new year, the crowd took off on Sugar Magnolia and I don't think the band quite caught up with them until after drums. The crowd was off on its own high and everyone was cruising toward the midnight hour. Minglewood and Jack Straw had good punch, but the rest of the set was pretty flat. The jam came in two waves, and brought the crowd together. The band introduced itself with a well-balanced Shakedown. Source: FM Broadcast, Quality: A-, Length: 2:50 Third Set: Gimme Some Lovin' > Uncle John's Band > Around and Around > Baby Blue. Second Set: Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain > Man Smart, Woman Smarter > Drums > Spanish Jam > The Wheel > Throwing Stones > Lovelight. For those who make tapes for their own listening pleasure, Shakedown and Space through Good Lovin' fit on one side of a 90" tape and should add a great run of tunes to your rotation.ġ2/31/84 San Francisco Civic, San Francisco, CAįirst Set: Shakedown Street, All New Minglewood Blues, Pretty Peggy-O, Jack Straw > Birdsong, Hell In A Bucket > Don't Ease Me In. Settling in for a set-closing run at Good Lovin', the band cranked up the energy one last time and lifted the crowd to another peak of dancing ecstacy. The bass and organ lines cradle the suspension of time, and a wonderful soaring jam rises up at the end to transform a soft, touching ballad into a powerful Dionysian overture to all the suspended lives lying draped over the park and subway benches of our towns and cities. Jerry's voice speaks to us with simple passion as Brent's voice hovers gently above. The intensity builds, and the interplay between Jerry, Phil and Brent reaches its peak on an overflowing version of Wharf Rat. Cowboy Bob slaps his forehead when he loses track of the lyrics, but the rest of the band rises up like a giant wave and carries the song along without missing a beat. But coming out of drums into a nice ethereal space, we're treated to a rare taste of the Mind Left Body jam, followed by a deliberate, well-paced ignition jam into Truckin'. The Terrapin stretches out, too, but there isn't a lot of punch to the jam. The jam stretches out nicely, then pulls up for a strong run to the finish. The real show started with Shakedown, with strong enterplay between Phil and Jerry and solid support from Brent's piano. The first set didn't really catch our attention until the closing spiral jam on Deal, but after a Brown-Eyed Rain to set the mood, the whole crowd was dancing smiles by set's end. Source: AUD, Quality: A-, Length: 1:30 (Second Set only, with Deal filler), Taper: Unknown.Ĭomments: Recorded from the Jerry side with strong complement of keyboards, bass and cymbals. Second Set: Shakedown Street, Man Smart, Woman Smarter, Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > Mind Left Body Jam > Truckin' > Wharf Rat > Good Lovin'. Following these reviews there is an interpretive essay on The Other One, originally written for inclusion in Volume 3.ġ2/30/83 San Francisco Civic, San Francisco, CAįirst Set: Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle > Big River, Ramble On Rose, Little Red Rooster, Brown-Eyed Women > Looks Like Rain > Deal. The following concert tape reviews are reprinted here from copyrighted material in The Tapers Compendium, Volumes 2 and 3.
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