Tennessee Jed – Levon Helm, Electric Dirt
Weather Report Suite->
Spanish Jam->
Jam->
Eyes of the World->
China Doll – Grateful Dead 7/19/74 Selland Arena, Fresno CA
This is a show I attended. A friend of mine knew a guy on the crew, so we got into the building early. We watched Phil Lesh putting his new rig through its paces – a new bass and four separate speaker systems in two stacks of the Wall of Sound. He could send each string through its own set of speakers. We were impressed! Later we sat around backstage watching various people eat their dinner. Phil Lesh sat down with a plate of steaks and a Swiss Army knife; my pal DJR made a wisecrack about Phil “hoovering” his meat. Good times.
More to the point, it’s a great jam! The show was not well-attended, so we were able to wander freely from seats in the back all the way to the rail at the band’s feet. I remembered the fuzzy guitar. Waited years to get hold of a good recording of this one.
Bittersweets – Izabella, Drugs and Apple Pie
Jack – Blind Corn Liquor Pickers, Appalachian Trail
As the Crow Flies – Songs from the Road Band, As the Crow Flies
Hardball in the Holy Land – Dirk Hamilton, More Songs from My Cool Life
Closer to Heaven – Rodney Crowell, Sex and Gasoline
You Didn’t Try to Call Me – Frank Zappa, Cruising with Ruben and the Jets
In My Life – Bill Frisell, Live Download Series: 11/15/05 at the Barbican Theater, London
A John Lennon tribute! Bill Frisell with Greg Leisz (acoustic guitar, pedal steel) and Jenny Scheinman (violin).
Deja Vu – Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Demos
Black Men Ski – Stew, Sweet Boot 3
“As American as drugs and apple pie…” LOL!