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Looks Like Rain
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

No doubt with a better source this would be high up on the list. Listen to Jerry's supersonic flyby as Bobby and Donna caress the out chorus.
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Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Help us Charlie Miller, you're our only hope! Seriously though, this is a blisteringly hot version. Don't miss it.
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Dancin' in the Streets
Aug. 26, 1976
Club Front Studio

Very cool studio rehearsals with new grooves and wildly flanged sound. Fall '76 versions are some of the best, and here they are still in the egg.
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The Music Never Stopped
Aug. 4, 1976
Roosevelt Stadium

Jerry tears this one apart with a shredding solo. The link here is bass-heavy SBD with some decay, but just brilliant playing by all.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 2, 1976
Colt Park

Notable for a 6-min opening jam that comes out of Wharf Rat, very cool, mislabeled "Drums". The GDTRFB smokes too.
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The Music Never Stopped
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

"Mad underrated" indeed, as the man above said. What a dream show.
Cassidy
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Pure beauty. These first shows of '76 telegraph so many new ideas and such a creative moment in the band's history. Imagine all the roll-outs and new material, along with a new sound, stripped down gear, and a technical ferocity following the hiatus (I'm on a big '76 kick right now). Boyz and Grlz, check out this show... you'll dig it!
Cold Rain and Snow
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Absolute ripper. My theory is that the boys would open with CRS when they were feeling particularly good. There are just too many lightning-in-a-bottle examples for it to be a coincidence. This version has so much love for the sound and pleasure of making a joyous noise, and it signals a brilliant brilliant show to come. Enjoy it heads, if you don't know it.
Cosmic Charlie
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

There's something quite mocking about this song. "Cosmic Charlie" always seemed like a dismissal you might hear of someone who's just a bit too keen on being part of the scene - with that "go on home, your mama's calling you" being a bit too much like a classic insult for a wannabe. In any case, I always wanted them to play it again, and never saw it live. Anyone know the origins of the lyric?
Might As Well
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

As happy a version as you can find, about a happy time. Interplay is perfect here.
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