This show has been commercially released as Dick's Picks, Vol. 29

Bertha, Me & My Uncle, They Love Each Other, Cassidy, Jack A Roe, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, New Minglewood Blues, Row Jimmy, Passenger, Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain Samson & Delilah, Brown Eyed Women, Estimated Prophet-> He's Gone-> Drums-> The Other One-> Comes A Time-> Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Saint Stephen-> One More Saturday Night, E: U.S. Blues

SBD>reel>DAT>CD-R; TFBT Tree #5;



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Reviewer: RiPHRaPH - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 25, 2020

Subject: May '77 continues... Firstly, love the playlist. Bobby is just beginning to play those China Cat riffs he later came to embed within Bertha. This show benefits from the recording/separation as Barton Hall did. Keith's tickling in TLEO, J Straw, Tennessee Jed makes me smile.

This might be the quintessential Jack Straw of all time. Please listen to Jerry hit the opening line...we can share the wine... I can't remember him at the mike for that opening line since it was rearranged after '72. Again, Keith makes it work well. Vocals are blended well and solidly played from the first note. Keith also makes Minglewood memorable. That pair of Jacks. Jed. Minglewood is a great portion (hello Phil).

Tennessee Jed is also well played. Take a listen. Yes, Barton scarlet/fire is much better however this was an ending to a first set and not that second set tone-setter.

All the estimated's on this tour was in preparation for Raceway Park on 9/3. TOO want played a lot in'77 and I enjoyed this version as we prepare for the home stretch. Again, Barton gives us a better St>NFA>St. - May 25, 2020May '77 continues...

Reviewer: grateful phishmon - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 22, 2020

Subject: I have to disagree I don't think this is the best Scarlet>Fire of May 1977. It's not even close to 5/8, which I feel is the single best Scarlet>Fire of the 70's and probably of all time (the only one from the 80's/90's I've heard that might come close is 3/5/81). I also disagree about Row Jimmy -- there's nothing really special about this version compared to others from 77 or for that matter, 73-74. Bertha is quite strong, though -- check out Keith's lightly arpeggiated chord right after, "Ran into a rainstorm." Jerry's late with his next line, probably due to checking out what Keith was doing. TLEO is also a stellar version; man, I prefer the slow TLEO's to the fast one's of 73-74 any time. I'm not wild about the early second set playlist, but the Other One to the end is all killer. Not quite 5 stars IMO. - May 22, 2020I have to disagree

Reviewer: Schneebly - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 1, 2019

Subject: Not too bad Wow. They really nailed it on every level. I would like to have seen Jerry keep going on some of the solos and licks he was playing. I don’t want to overhype this for the same reason I want it to rain on someone’s beach vacation. Greedy I guess. But this has some stuff on it that are some heavy hitters. They only get played for special occasions. - July 1, 2019Not too bad

Reviewer: duckweed - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 21, 2017

Subject: Oh My Gawd!!! These feckers got their moneys worth!

seriously this ones good - May 21, 2017Oh My Gawd!!!

Reviewer: Cwadephoto - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 8, 2017

Subject: Great set! May 77, what can you say. This has to be my favorite Jack Straw, they just get this thing going! - April 8, 2017Great set!

Reviewer: oydave - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 11, 2016

Subject: Top shelf I was there. My fourth show if I got it right. Not only is this in the top 10 shows that I saw, it is a top shelf tape as well. There was a great band meeting a ways into the second set where they planned out the rest of the set. Great stuff. - June 11, 2016Top shelf

Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 21, 2016

Subject: Heart of Gold band Considering this is the only recording of this show and a nice board to boot, surprised this hasn't gotten more traffic.



I have been slack on reviews.

How many variations of wow

and freaking wow can one post?



This is great tune selection here.

1st set was mighty fine at Passenger

but they press on for a Scarlet >Fire.

To me the song does not really get going

until the transition into FIRE

but once they get going --wow!

There is some very cool scatting during Fire,

me thinks it is Donna Jean

right at the same uptempo as the band,

the effect is like getting run over by a rogue wave.



Set two already well spoken for!

It is great to hear the band discussing the set list for the rest of the evening after B.E. Woman-- not so much a set list as a road map.



Lakeland, Fl in 1977 was pretty off the beaten path now it is a suburb of both Orlando and Tampa.

As for a summary of the music here in--freakin wow!! - May 21, 2016Heart of Gold band

Reviewer: joker13 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 7, 2015

Subject: Soooo nice This has easily become my favorite of spring 77. The only thing I can add to the reviews is that there is no need to cringe at the end of Scarlet as Donna's voice stays subtle and complimentary, that helps make this a perfect show. - May 7, 2015Soooo nice

Reviewer: chris phillips - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 5, 2015

Subject: whipcracker Is this the best Jack Straw to any one else? - February 5, 2015whipcracker

Reviewer: clementinescaboose - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 27, 2014

Subject: Classic show with a monumental Scarlet>Fire and great 2nd set. This is one of the best shows of May 1977, and contains some of the year's finest moments. The first set is strong, with nice versions of Bertha, Row Jimmy, and Passenger. But the standout is the transcendent Scarlet>Fire medley, that is a possible best of the year performance. The transition in particular is total magic: note perfect and smooth as smooth can be, while at the same time maintaining an amazing sense of flow and buildup, like only the finest improvisations can.



The giant second set medley is spectacular as well, particularly the jam out of He's Gone (rarely jammed out during this time) which has a very Other One-ish feel before segueing into the song proper. The Other One is very spirited leading up to the verses, rivaling the intensity of the version from 5/18. After that we get another fine 1977 performance of Comes A Time, followed by strong versions of St. Stephen and NFA to cap off this excellent set. - January 27, 2014Classic show with a monumental Scarlet>Fire and great 2nd set.

Reviewer: doug_the_dude - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 21, 2013

Subject: DP29 This one, IMHO, could very well be the crown jewel of May '77. This one is ***major league***, kids, and you'll be picking your jaw up off the floor when its three hours are finished.



I think this Comes a Time ranks up there with Cornell's 'drop' into Fire from Scarlet as one of the most sublime moments of the tour. The band did ABSOLUTELY RIGHT in releasing this show officially - DP29 isn't one to pass up. Even though Bobby asks the crowd for a christening, luck's got nothin' to do with it.... - May 21, 2013DP29

Reviewer: TMAN719 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 1, 2013

Subject: Dicks Picks This was released on DP 29 as well LikeWeir. It's 6 discs. - May 1, 2013Dicks Picks

Reviewer: LikeWeir - - April 27, 2013

Subject: Not DP 29 It says that this show was commercially released as Dick`s Picks 29, but that was the Atlanta show, not Lakeland. - April 27, 2013Not DP 29

Reviewer: jdools - - May 17, 2011

Subject: first show I think this was my first show and I still have the ticket stub, but it says 5-15-17. Anyone know if this show was postponed?

Anyway, I was hooked for life. - May 17, 2011first show

Reviewer: klebb - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 29, 2010

Subject: maybe best brown eye! my buddy gave me a crisp betty-board tape of this set back in '91. i've never heard a better rockin brown eyed women. since its the only tape deck i have now,i always listen to it driving and i always catch myself speeding when i hear that version. I simply cant pick the best spring '77 show. its like they were all one big show. but this is one of the tops for brown eyed - August 29, 2010maybe best brown eye!

Reviewer: Creampuffwar66 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 26, 2009

Subject: Incredible show



After such a killer first set, you may be worried that it's all downhill from here. It's not. Amazing He's Gone, Other One, and the most gut-wrenching version of Comes A Time I've ever heard. Jerry just pours his heart out here, through his guitar and his voice. Jerry's 4-minute solo near the end is one of the most unbelievable, haunting pieces of music I've ever heard. Seriously, this is one of Jerry's peak performances; the entire show is for that matter.



GET THIS however you can. Buy it, or go to Why this is never mentioned as one of the best of the year is beyond me. Every song is played to perfection. Pulp79 is right about the Bertha solo; there is no equal. And the TLEO is without question the greatest version of all-time. Jerry and Keith's mid-song solos are absolutely beautiful. I probably play the first set as much or more than the second. I can't even pick highlights, just make sure you listen straight through. You won't be sorry.After such a killer first set, you may be worried that it's all downhill from here. It's not. Amazing He's Gone, Other One, and the most gut-wrenching version of Comes A Time I've ever heard. Jerry just pours his heart out here, through his guitar and his voice. Jerry's 4-minute solo near the end is one of the most unbelievable, haunting pieces of music I've ever heard. Seriously, this is one of Jerry's peak performances; the entire show is for that matter.GET THIS however you can. Buy it, or go to losslesslegs.com and get this version, which is pretty much the same quality as DP #29. I'm sure you'll agree that it's one of the very best. - May 26, 2009Incredible show

Reviewer: jstlkwlfmnjack - - May 21, 2009

Subject: yo nigeldavahah could you email that to me? anthonyjgiorgianni@ yahoo.com :) :) :) - May 21, 2009yo nigeldavahah

Reviewer: nigeldavahah - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 21, 2009

Subject: grate show !!!!!!! I got the download before boards left the archive ............ - May 21, 2009grate show !!!!!!!

Reviewer: pulp79 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 8, 2009

Subject: Best show of '77... imo. The list of songs that are top 3 for the year is just rediculous: Bertha, Me & My Uncle, TLEO, Jack A Roe, Tennessee Jed, Row Jimmy, Brown Eyed Women, Scarlet>Fire, He's Gone, Other One, and Comes a Time, with Bertha being my absolute favorite version of all-time. Everyone I play it for agrees. Jerry's mid-song solo is absolutely perfect. Row Jimmy here destroys 5/8/77 IMO. Jerry's playing drips like honey throughout. One of the few great shows where the first set is every bit as good as the second. Scarlet has a killer, rocking Jerry solo, along with one of the most tripped-out segways into Fire, which is also stellar. The band interplay is amazing the whole show. The second set features a tight post-He's Gone jam, followed by one of the best and most adventurous post-'74 Other One's, into THE definitive version of Comes A Time.



I never tire of this show. I've worn out my Dicks Picks 29 and my old-ass "dead hour" tape listening to this one. This show doesn't really get the glory of the one preceeding and the one following it, but I think this has alot to do with the fact that there weren't many good-quality tapes of this show floating around back in the day, unlike those other two. But trust me, this is one of the great ones! - May 8, 2009Best show of '77...

Reviewer: Norman Clegg - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 28, 2009

Subject: Here's the Real Goods, y'all....!! There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to allow me to fully articulate the greatness of this show.....and I'm not even sure where to begin my review. Perhaps I'll keep this brief by simply stating that it was an EXTREMELY wise choice for the Dick's Picks series and is a real contender for the Best Show Of 1977......which is saying ALOT. As a whole, in my humble opinion, it leaves the Cornell show in the proverbial (magic) dust.....





This show, along with



07May Boston

09May Buffalo

17May Tuscaloosa (WOW!!)

19May Atlanta - and -

29Oct DeKalb



round out my choices for Best All-Around Shows Of 1977. Not discounting the brilliance of, say, 1969 or 1972, May 1977 was, IMHO, the month that the band reached the ULTIMATE peak in it's 30-year journey.....the month in which (as I read it here on the Archive described as) "weeping angels were hovering over the stage". Amen.



I'm just now realizing that perhaps I've gotten myself in over my head in attempting to review this supreme show. I could write a review hundreds of words long.....but I won't; I'll beg off that task and just mention a couple of highlights:



"They Love Each Other" is my all-time favorite, bar none......and I'm a TLEO junkie! Everything is "just exactly perfect" in this version; in 25 years of tape trading and thousands of hours listening, I've found no other to match it. Additionally, this show features my pick for the All-Time Champion "Scarlet Begonias". The band is beyond the farthest galaxy on this one, everything in complete synch, with the absolute PERFECT "roll-and-jump" tempo.....and Garcia at the EXTREME peak of his powers!!!



For God's sake, if you haven't heard this show, it should be at the top of your Must-Hear list!!!



Anyone out there have a hi-quality AUD tape?!? I'd love to hear it.....!! - January 28, 2009Here's the Real Goods, y'all....!!

Reviewer: jfk62 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2006

Subject: Another Amazing May Show Another excellent show from May '77. It's amazing how they were able to keep up the pace of one fine show after the other. Wonderful performances of the current crop of songs - not necessarily any "best ever" versions, but consistently good. Excellent sound quality in the recording. I don't remember where I downloaded the SBD - nugets.net or deadboots? - April 5, 2006Another Amazing May Show