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Mama Tried
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Airplay perfect. Seems like they wanted to pick up the pace a bit and this one is just fine and dandy.
7
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Don't shut off the after the LIG>DitS>CC! This version just keeps on giving - great jam all 'round.
10
Ship of Fools
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Muscular and confident, not at all dragging. Don't overlook it. It's brilliant and perfect coming in a blazingly good show and great 2nd set.
14
Big River
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

This one cooks. Keith puts on a master class of the old razzle dazzle.
4
Scarlet Begonias
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Great standalone sandwiched between a Sugar Mag and her Sunshine Daydream. Nice combo.

Comments

Jack Straw
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Beautiful harmonies on the vocal here. Nice and tight energy.
Playin' In The Band
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

I think lining up the Playin's from '71 until the hiatus is a good a study as any into how the band kept evolving. E72 is one of my favorite eras from it too, and this one doesn't disappoint. Nosiree: It starts off a bit mellow and then builds a good head of steam. By minute six or so it's got the force of a rocket. Good pick.
Black Throated Wind
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

Way solid: One of those building and building versions that comes to a huge climax with everyone hitting it at once. Bravo.
Sugar Magnolia
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Keith, Billy, and Phil are in perfect synchronous mindmeld underneath Jer's note-for-note masterwork.
The Other One
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

This one left some scars in Lille: At times it's like the mother of all freak-outs by that friend who some friend brought and who had no business eating all that chemistry. Then spontaneously it's the soundtrack to another f'in movie and you're watching your own mind from another one, T h e O t h e r O n e to be precise. There's a hint of Spanish to it for a bit, but man they just went completely off the chain here. The whole show is a pleasure, not a false step anywhere.