5/12/74 – Reno, NV ** (An on and off show, but the highlights are enough to warrant it)
The summer of a thousand killer jams starts out with this gig. The vibe is EXTREME CHILL tonight. Wow, great stuff but but definitely coffee-shop chill-fest renditions. Jack Straw is great but this is extra cool to hear it simmer under instead of blowing it's stack. Extremely relaxed like a perfect massage.
Jack Straw is really where things pick up though – you can probably safely skip the previous tracks without any regret. BE Women is excellent. MOST ROARING BITODTL EVER!!!! Donna AND Bobby are screaming!!! WTF?! :D
China>Rider is excellent and the real toe-tapping ensues. Jerry's vocals are excellent and he plays some really great and different leads that are worth hearing. This China>Rider is just frickin' awesome. Must-hear!
US Blues is one of the most rocking renditions EVER. Total headbanging, lol. GSET is really cool and funky tonight with lots of great keys and piano. Very mid-70s Stonesy. Roses and Bobby McGee are of course great and so is Deal.
Around and Around simply rocks but the real kicker is the perfect Half-Step. This is just one of those versions that is so great you want to listen to it again and again. :)
CHECK OUT THE LAST HOUR OF THIS SHOW THAT BEGINS WITH THE INSANELY AWESOME TRUCKIN>NOBODYS FAULT>TOO>MIND LEFT BODY. 34 MINUTES OF AWESOME. THIS JAM IS OF THE GODS.
For 13 minutes the boys are ragin full on through TOO before comign to a halt and going DEEP SPACE on us. Close your eyes and picture Carl Sagan. :D But it's not just randomness. There is a lot of beautiful playing going on and it's more “cohesive” than most noise jams. Incredible.
Eventually Billy reenters the fold and the boys are cruising along down the interstellar highway at psychedlic-but-relaxing pace. Like they are reading eachother's minds, the guys all switch on a dime to a wonderful Mind Left Body jam with Jerry on slide. Wow.
And then frickin' inexplicably it comes to a screeching halt with a completely mood-killing Row Jimmy. It's a fine version, but they were building SO much steam and then they immediately doused the fire. Like, wtf, man?!
The glory is over, but that 34 minutes of Jesus will remain forevermore. After Row Jimmy, we return to the fire with one of the hottest, most PERFECT Big River's you have ever heard. JERRY IS IN FULL ON GUITAR HERO MODE RIPPING IT UP! :D :D :D Things get brought back down with Ship Of Fools before a totally rockin Sugar Mag sends us on our way.
Great show!
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