# the Rock Collection at the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads, June 23, 2017

[Terrapin Crossroads](https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/events/the-rock-collection-3/) presents [the Rock Collection](https://www.google.com/#q=%22the%20Rock%20Collection%22)  
[the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads](http://terrapincrossroads.net/)  
[100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+Yacht+Club+Drive,+San+Rafael,+CA+94901+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, June 23, 2017

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## Set One: Craig Wright

[Craig was already playing when I walked in about 7:45 PM, so I took the lazy way out and skipped any sort of serious setlist. Seemed to me like he mostly played originals. 'Raising Hell with the Hippies and the Cowboys', _Heavens to Betsy_, and a Woody Guthrie cover _I Ain't Got No Home_ were all in there somewhere]

{{:2017:2017-06:rockcollection170623.jpg?300|Tonight's poster}}

## Set Two: Rock Collection

[8:52 PM band out]

01. [8:56 PM] (unidentified instrumental \#1: sounds kinda like Booker T's: _Hang 'em High_, but not as twangy; the [LMA page](https://archive.org/details/RC2017-06-23.RockCollection2017-06-23.flac16) gives the title as _Melting Pot_)
02. [9:11 PM] _Fearless_ (SA) $
03. [9:26 PM] _Try_ (L)
04. [9:36 PM] (unidentified instrumental \#2: funky and bright; the [LMA page](https://archive.org/details/RC2017-06-23.RockCollection2017-06-23.flac16) gives the title as _Summer Jam_)
05. [9:56 PM] _Presence of the Lord_ (SA) »
06. [10:10 PM] _Watching the River Flow_ (L)  
[set ends 10:22 PM]

## Set Three

[11:04 PM lights down, band out]

01. [11:06 PM] _Tear Tags off Mattresses_
02. [11:21 PM] _Years to Come_ (L)
03. [11:32 PM] _Down by the Seaside_ (SA) $  
[pause to sing Happy Birthday to Robert Hunter]
04. [11:47 PM] _Home on the Range_ (L)  
[show ends 12:03 AM; band intro by Dan, no encore tonight]

## Performers

* [Stu Allen](http://www.stuallen.net/): guitar, vox;
* [Greg Anton](http://www.gregantonmusic.com/): drums;
* [Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz](http://www.lebomusic.com/): acoustic guitar, $ lap steel guitar, vox;
* [John-Paul McLean](https://johnpaulmclean.com/): bass, harmony vox;
* [Melvin Seals](http://www.melvinseals.com/): piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards.


## Notes

Tonight's Rock Collection gig is perfectly suited to my mood: words fail me, but I'm captivated, and the greedy kid inside tries to get me to buy tickets to tomorrow night's show too. Hard to resist that voice sometimes, but this time around, moderation prevails: gotta have an off night every now and then, no?

So anyways, I'm totally psyched about this show, even if they manage to mystify me on half of the tune choices. I gotta quiz Lebo or Jon Hart about those titles next time we get together... they're just a little _too_ convenient.

Moving on, I'm pretty sure that this was the first time I've heard _Years to Come_; apparently Robert Hunter wrote it awhile ago, and Greg set it to music, but as far as I know, it hasn't been officially released anywhere yet. It was interesting ... kinda wordy in a Dylanesque, spit-them-all-out-as-soon-as-possible way. I wouldn't mind hearing it again... and now after waiting a few weeks, that's possible, with thanks to Jon Hart, who posted a stereo mixdown from his multitrack masters to the [Live Music Archive](https://archive.org/details/RC2017-06-23.RockCollection2017-06-23.flac16).

{{tag>music the_Rock_Collection the_Grate_Room_at_Terrapin_Crossroads Stu_Allen Greg_Anton Dan_"Lebo"_Lebowitz John-Paul_McLean Melvin_Seals}}

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