Jam Chart for Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (27 entries)
| Date | City | Timing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-03-08 | Burlington, VT | 0:00 | Debut. No recording available |
| 1985-10-30 | Burlington, VT | 7:10 | First recorded performance available. Solid version with an excellent vocal jam. |
| 1987-08-29 | South Burlington, VT | 7:21 | Great, rocking version with an extended vocal jam that includes crazy, animal-like screaming. |
| 1988-02-24 | Waitsfield, VT | 6:25 | John Carlton on drums and Fishman on trombone. Fish is actually pretty damned good! Awesome vocal jam. Check it out! |
| 1988-06-20 | Burlington, VT | 9:00 | High power bridge with some great Trey. Long vocal jam with more animal-like screams, howls and other weird sounds. |
| 1988-07-12 | Burlington, VT | 9:54 | Extended bridge with some great Page/Trey interplay. Long vocal jam is "YEM"-like, it gets way beyond "Sally." Must-hear, it's crazy. |
| 1988-07-24 | Burlington, VT | 8:33 | Bridge starts with some great Page, then it's Machine Gun Trey's turn. Very good interplay between the two. Another long and excellent vocal jam. |
| 1997-12-30 | New York, NY | 9:52 | First performance in 920 shows, opens first set of a highly regarded show. Nice '97 style funk/rock groove follows the lyrical section. A very unhurried, patient feel to this one. -> to "Taste", and is reprised and finished in the 4-part funk-fest encore. |
| 1997-12-30 | New York, NY | 4:58 | In from BEK ->, the second "Sneakin' Sally" of this fan favorite show functions as a funky reprisal of the major bust-out that opened the evening's festivities. Jumps right into a jammed-out show-closing > Frankenstein. |
| 1998-04-02 | Uniondale, NY | 12:39 | -> in from "Wolfman's Brother." A heavy funk groove breaks out following the lyrical section with some great Fishman percussion. Great collective playing as the jam progresses and segues -> into "Frankie Says." |
| 1998-07-28 | Bonner Springs, KS | 9:35 | Rocking bridge. A very subtle vocal jam can be heard from 5:33 - 6:55. A great rhythmic, "Manteca"-like jam continues following the (non) vocal jam. |
| 1998-08-08 | Columbia, MD | 11:15 | A really great funky, but low key, jam emerges on the back end of "Sally." -> to "Guyute." |
| 1998-10-31 | Las Vegas, NV | 10:56 | Funky '98-style jam emerges, where Page on clavinet is the star. Rocks along until morphing into some more ambient, serene space, before a fantastic -> to "CDT." |
| 1999-07-07 | Charlotte, NC | 12:03 | With a digital delay loop running in the background, Page and Fish crank up a nice rhythmic jam that grows very quiet in the final minutes before dissolving completely. |
| 1999-07-17 | Volney, NY | 9:40 | -> in from "Wolfman's Brother." Great relaxed jam emerges from the back end of this "Sally." Gathers energy with Page and Trey adding nicely to a solid Mike/Fish groove. > to "Timber (Jerry)." |
| 1999-09-28 | Pelham, AL | 8:54 | Swirling, funky and laid back jam in this "Sally." |
| 2003-07-23 | Noblesville, IN | 15:34 | First post Hiatus performance. Band breaks into a very rhythmic, though not overly percussive jam coming out of "Sally" proper. Mildly funky, this version has a somewhat dark sentiment, and builds energy near the end. |
| 2004-08-12 | Camden, NJ | 10:54 | > in from "Piper." Similar to 7/17/99, where an easy-going groove picks up steam and energy by the conclusion. |
| 2009-08-07 | George, WA | 17:50 | First 3.0 version is a monster. The most exploratory version to date. At first funky and snappy, it soon stretches beyond anything like "Sally." From there (about 11:00), it quiets into serene, beautiful space, and then regains momentum, reminiscent of the big Albany "Seven Below" that would follow months later. Must-hear. |
| 2011-06-04 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | 13:03 | Following the vocal jam, the band breaks into a funky groove with a very 2011 sound to it (a bit of the staccato or "plinko" funk, somewhat similar to the 12/28/11 "Cities") that eventually gets "Manteca"-esque before dissolving into a spacey jam. > to "Harry Hood," a highly acclaimed combo among fans. |
| 2012-07-06 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 13:02 | > in from "PYITE." A great, rocking, upbeat, and multi-part jam follows the vocal jam. > to "Ghost." |
| 2012-08-19 | San Francisco, CA | 10:51 | -> in from "Light." Fish and Mike lay down a great base, and Page and Trey play off this in a spirited upbeat jam. The intensity grows before a segue (->) to a reprise of "Crosseyed And Painless." |
| 2013-07-27 | George, WA | 12:22 | -> in from "Light." Although largely "Type I" jamming, this is a solid rocking version with great instrumentation. |
| 2013-11-01 | Atlantic City, NJ | 11:06 | A solid and funkified breakdown jam follows a good vocal jam and includes Trey banter near the ending. |
| 2015-01-03 | Miami, FL | 9:51 | -> in from "Light". A minute-long vocal jam pushes into a more upbeat, rocking section led by Trey and Fish, before settling in murkier waters that lead to > Sand. |
| 2016-07-18 | San Francisco, CA | 17:56 | The special nature of this "Sally" unfolds after the vocal jam, and rather than peaking at its conclusion, the jam continues to build, with full-band play informing a perfect blend of rhythm and harmony. Excellent musicianship modulates in intensity, before pulsing, high energy rock cycles up to a euphoric peak. |
| 2023-04-22 | Hollywood, CA | 10:25 | > from "2001". Eschewing the vocal jam, Sally gets the extended treatment for the first time in years. Mike's play shines through from the beginning as he leads the groove-based jam. The tempo gradually picks up, before > "Back on the Train". |
Jam chart versions are selected because of improvisational and other characteristics that distinguish these from typical versions of the song.
The jam chart team has highlighted some versions with a yellow background; these are the versions the team believes to be especially improvisational, or otherwise notable.
A purple date indicates that you were in attendance.
The jam chart team has highlighted some versions with a yellow background; these are the versions the team believes to be especially improvisational, or otherwise notable.
A purple date indicates that you were in attendance.
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