Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum
This one had me in tears. First time listening today. I just hopped on the bus this year and have listened to a ton of EP and while listening to this one it was checking off every box of what I look for in my ideal EP. 1. The band is in tune, and all instruments can be well heard together or individually. 2. It has a nice steady groove. 3. Bobby’s vocals are good. 4. The first solo from Jerry is so tight almost like sparks going off ready to ignite something much bigger. It could go on longer, but I think it actually helps build suspense by cutting it short as if Jerry is saying “OK you’ll like that. I’ll be back with more.”5. The second solo just comes back and carries me away into the abyss. 6. Finally , it comes to a slow halt altogether in nice unison with Bobby throwing out some nah nah nahs. After I listened to this, I felt like my body melted.