4/7/72. Wembley. Disc 2
“This here is Donna”. Opens a 10 minute version of Playing in the Band. 2 measures of 4. 1 measure of 2. To me it sounds as though the jam is in D and Dm. Modal. The major minor third ambiguity is a big part of the blues sound.
Next is a 10+ minute version of Truckin. This starts the second set. Verse in E. Uses A and B chords. Jerry moves around a lot in his solos. Some of which is even centered around the 15th fret. Towards the end they start winding down for a segue into Drums.
I usually don’t mind Drums. This one is only 2:39 so even non fans have little to endure. Next up is The Other One,
This is nearly a 20 minute version. There is a “long” improvisational jam at the beginning to introduce the song. To me, it sounds like a modal E jam. But really not sure. The main riff of the song is hinted at starting around 7:36. Singing starts around 8:30. After one vocal verse we are back to the jam. This is not my favorite version of this song, with 4:30 left the rhythm returns and lets see where this goes.
The rhythmic drive disappears just a couple of minutes later. And after a bit of flailing around we end up in El Paso
El Paso. I need to put this on the need to learn list. Verse in D. D G A. Great story.
Back to another version of the Other One. 8:20 more. Starts off with a driving rhythm. Sounds like E Mixolydian but we will see. Jerry’s lines seem mostly around the 12 and 15th frets.
2:32 in it devolves again to another jam. The rhythm section is trying to drive the song. There is no way that this stuff can be rehearsed. That’s for sure. The main riff is trying to return with about 2 min left. It’s almost like an organic thing trying to live! Another vocal verse begins with 45 sec left,
The final 10:59 is a version of Wharf Rat. I think the verse is A to G. When it goes to the E it’s simply E D A.
You’ll notice I haven’t yet focused much on lyrics. We will get there. I promise.
50 secs of applause and stage announcements rounds out this second disc. “The cops don’t have enough room to dance”