Anyone digging this box? I've listened to the first 2.5 shows (5 shows in all). I think their playing is fine, very crisp, the tempos are great, a few mike drop outs on Jerry's vocals.
And there is something to be said for a REAL frickin' piano as accompaniment. Keith was a fine accompanist, never really got in the way. The great thing about piano--assuming it's in tune--NO CHEESY synth sounds. That would come later.
Question about the fabled May 8th Cornell Show--why is it not on this? I've never heard it, but it's supposed to be the greatest show they ever did. Mickey said that his wife was attending Cornell at the time and did not go to that show, but rather went with her boyfriend at the time to go see Barry Manilow.
Betty Cantor Jackson apparently had a definitive soundboard of this, did the band ever get a hold of it and give it a proper release? This show was supposed to be the most downloaded show from archive.net .
Is it that much better than the shows on this May '77 box? (Apparently, the version of "Morning Dew" is supposed to be EPIC). I think the band is in fine form on this box.
A fine supplement to the Winterland boxes and the Europe '72 box.
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