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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.
2
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.
1
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.
7
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.
3
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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Comments

Cassidy
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Thank you John Perry, you've brought endless joy with your art. This was one of your masterpieces, and it's been in my head every day when I wake up for a week now. I'm writing this just after learning about your passing, and just want to listen to Bobby sing your words all day. "Catch-colt draws the coffin cart" indeed, indeed.
Cold Rain and Snow
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Always my favorite show opener. It would just put a smile on everyone's face and let you know the boys had some grit in them. This one is sweet and mellow with a devilish strong backbeat pushing it forward and the delicious harmonies that make '76 so special.
Stella Blue
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

The intro almost sounds like they were going into a jam before the melody. It's one of the slowest ones to date, but doesn't really drag. Instead it becomes atmospheric and floating, almost like a Stella Blue in the form of a vapor or fragmented images out of SB dream. Jerry does get you there in the end: The final minute of the solo is the definition of "epic heady".
St. Stephen
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Really special version. Sort of just emerges to the audience's great joy. Moves into a unique NFA too. Great way to open the set.
Bertha
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Might come as a surprise for fans of the classic off-to-the-races, running from the law show opener we all know and love, but this one is unique to my ears and worth all the love. Sorry Donnie, but they looooooved messing with expectations of what "should be" and was "supposed to be" this way or that. And why not shift the tempo down and try it as a mellow shuffle? Don't like it that way, switch it up and try it as a country carnaval again.... Was Good Lovin' "supposed" to be Pigpen's blues or Bobby's Caribbean-lite dance and clap-along on the very next song? Or maybe shifting expectations was the name of the game after all? C'mon man, ease up.
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