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Samson and Delilah
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Another InPHILtrated Drum Pounder
4
Around and Around
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

A fine example of that piano-driven boogie-woogie found in these 76ers
3
Alabama Getaway
May 31, 1980
Metropolitan Sports Center

Another super-charger from May ‘80
4
Promised Land
May 31, 1980
Metropolitan Sports Center

Flat out smokes
6
Brown Eyed Women
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

On point and charged with early MSG energy

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

The bus came by, I got on... and then it turned into a spaceship...
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

And Brent's double-hit whips that transition right around the corner.
Sugaree
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Ethereal, patient, and aggressive. This one’s got that magical quality – delicate, lilting buildup in the first go-round; the simultaneous ascending-descending, cascading runs with the push over the big hill in the middle; and then the rolling boulders gaining speed and bursting into fanning once again – and has always been my favorite.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Around those verses is some of the best shit ever thrown down.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Right there with 9/3/ could say this is #1 of all time for me. Tempo on 10/29 is a tad slower, but suits the depth of that one. But the only way this is my favorite is because of the audience source. The DP just doesn't even come close.