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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
He Ain't Give You None
You Never Can Tell
Run For The Roses
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
I Second That Emotion
My Sisters And Brothers
Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
He Ain't Give You None
You Never Can Tell
Run For The Roses
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
I Second That Emotion
My Sisters And Brothers
Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox
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- Show with Bruce Hornsby on Electric Piano. A video of this show is also in circulation. Here's Eric S. Crane's account of this night: How do you describe this show? Easily one of the best concerts I have ever seen in my life, that is, if you call this thing that Jerry gave a concert... First off, Hampton is everything and more you have ever heard about, if you have seen a show at this venue, then you know what I mean, if you haven't, then go see anything at this coliseum, you will not be let down. As we strolled into the place (after waiting outside for a while, it is GA), we immediately noticed that there was an extra keyboard on stage, discussions in the audience led us all to believe that possibly Bruce would be sitting in. We were correct!!! The band came on and quickly started with "How Sweet It Is," and yes it was. The band was in full smile mode, and Bruce was gladly trading licks with Jerry and Melvin, and everyone on stage was excited about Mr. Hornsby's presence. "He Ain't Give You None" was a treat, with Bruce slowly getting into the groove of things, sometimes laying out and tapping his hands on his knees while the JGB got down to business. "C'est La Vie" and "Run For The roses" were very well developed, but the first real magic of the night (not that it wasn't already the bees knees) occurred during "Dixie." It was easily the gem of the set, with everyone feeling that they never should have taken the very best. Garcia and Bruce created those moments that lift you so high that you aren't really sure where the ground is, not that it really matters. When they brought the sound down before the final chorus, the entire place was silent, and right there with Jerry. Pure emotion;the girls sounded like songbirds, Garcia's tone was so incredibly southern. Next up was "Second That Emotion," and we all felt like we were in the Fillmore in 1971. After the mood set by "Dixie," Jerry delivered us from evil with a great dance tune, again he and the band were all smiles, and the grooves were laid down fat. A fine "Sisters and Brothers" with a nice Johnny Cash beat and dandy "Breadbox" rounded out part one. Oh yeah, they played two sets, with the second set showing the phases of Jerry... The first thing we noticed was that Kemper had changed sunglasses between sets, very interesting. The Van Morrison classic "Bright Side of the road" started things off again, with the feeling of love heavy in the air. This brought us into "Shining Star." The passionate phase of Garcia. If you can find a better, more inspired version of this song, let me know. Jerry's solo cleaned the air of Hampton that night, pure bliss. John Kahn rattled us on the downbeat, playing a bassline somewhere between "Walk On The WildSide" and paradise. Every chorus was more triumphant than the last, every note rang truer than the one before. Go on, I dare you to find a better version... "Waiting for a Miracle" gave us a nice rest after what we had gladly been put through, but up comes Jerry in the blues mode with "Think." First off, Melvin and Bruce had a keyboard duel during the song that had Jackie patting Melvin on the shoulder because he was getting unruly, I have never seen him play like that before. Kahn was kind of laughing at his actions, and Bruce was right there with him. Amazing stuff!Jerry wasn't about to be shown up by his own band, so delivered one of the more furious blues solos of all time, with his hands milking the neck of his guitar for everynote he could fine, and everyone he found turned to gold, just beautiful. Like the second song of the set, find a better version of this one, you will be hardpressed. "I Shall Be released" slowed things down a bit, with a very nice interplay between Melvin and Garcia, bringing you down, then taking you up, very cool. Next up was pure psychadelia with "Don't Let Go." Bruce seemed to be in familiar territory with this old ditty, and played somewhat of a march feel to the song as it began, kind of saying, "wow, this is fun, you guys can swing!" The upfront verse were delivered and then space time hit. It sounded like old, old Darkstars. Find a better version, at least try to. I mean really old Darkstars, this jam was out there and stayed incredibly focused. Pure Jerry. We were close enought to realize that they were playing "Midnight, Moonlight" before it was blasted through the speakers, and what a romp this closer was. Melvins 300mph solo at the end was so insane, so danceable, and so crazy that I still laugh when I think about how much fun they were having, not to mention us in attendance. "Wonderful World" was a great encore, with Jerry giving Bruce a solo.
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160 min
AUD
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You Never Can Tell
From audience video
Video from zncstr. Added by ryanshriver on Jun 4, 2008
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Dec 22, 2008 -
[slip_not@excite.com]
Added Eric S. Crane's account of this night
Dec 10, 2008 - [slip_not@excite.com] Added poster image
Jun 4, 2008 - [ryanshriver@mac.com] Added audience video for You Never Can Tell
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Ryan Shriver
Gordon Sharpless
Harry Angus
Eric S. Crane