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3
Big Boss Man
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Beefy stetson hat workout. Ravishing harp and fun fender deluxe reverb tones.
3
Samson and Delilah
June 16, 1985
Greek Theater

Not unheard of to go into this after scarlet fire (34 times) still, something of a wacky pranksterish reset. Speedy and powerful version with growl.
2
Big River
July 13, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Devils come alive. Joy ride to wirepickin' ecstatic oblivion. Furiously active yet not autobahn, deep 80s
1
Drums -> Space
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Great one. Kits duet is really inspired. Space curdles out with noise but gets jester's hat nightmare with vocal pranks. Beautiful long bluesy intro
1
El Paso
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Stagger lee>el paso>crazy fingers>supplication>high time. hetty

Comments

Days Between
Dec. 11, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Transcendent version, yearning passionate lightning bolt lead work and murky trepidatious sinister new ground for the hymnal grace the melody yearns for to reckon with.
So Many Roads
June 23, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Punchy one. bullet train of alchemical glories
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Wolf and packing co. comes alive
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Bubbly full of potholes at cruise control langour, mistified swampy want of excess
Looks Like Rain
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

suffused on a deft elegiac cobweb wisp of tow. Tidal projection