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Hard to Handle
Feb. 12, 1970
Ungano's Night Club

Date overshadowed by the next night and ambiguous provenance - but don't skip it. Bobby's high in the mix with rare balance and a great jam.
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Beat it on Down The Line
Feb. 12, 1970
Ungano's Night Club

Has that blistering surf punk energy that the best early BIODTLs have. Whole show rocks, even if it may not have ever existed.
4
Cold Rain and Snow
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Less known than the immortal Feb. 13 show, but every bit as good. They are so dailed in, just exactly perfect.
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Casey Jones
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Exuberent and crisp with pumped up energy... Hmmmm?
9
Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 8, 1970
Fillmore West

Pig was responsible for a whole lotta new babies after this one. Turns it over and gives the ladies some instruction to go out and get it. Nice.
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Comments

They Love Each Other
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Keith has a moment of brilliancy here, exploring his MOOG or whatever rig he was working on at this point in a killer solo. He's working on a steam-powered calliope sound just like a merry-go-round befitting the eye-rolling, tongue-in-cheek story being told in the song. Form... meet content.
Tennessee Jed
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Jerry's lyricism and melodic poetry are just on point. Note-by-note his solos here are just exactly perfect. The crowd enthusiasm is palpable and they erupt with joy over this one.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

First off, they START the show with this, so if you're just settling in and you get smacked around by this monster you'd know you're in for a good night. Secondly the Slipknot is a spacetime-bending extra-dimensional portal or something like that: It takes the tempo way down, giving it the 'opium den on mars' kind of vibe before slowly, then quickly, then lickety-splittely winding back up into quicksilver lightning. Then, as the folks here say, the Franklin's is an ultra. Given the setlist I imagine a lot of heads were thinking "uh, wait... when did we drop?" right about here.
Johnny B. Goode
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

Any musician knows you encore JBG when you know you've just been hot as hell. This show rips from start to finish and this JBG caps it off beautifully. Keith channels his inner Jerry Lee Lewis and shows how it's done to end a killer show.
Samson and Delilah
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

Underrated! Sizzling up-tempo, this one pops with energy and pizzazz. Jerry and Phil are just on fire. If this doesn't get your legs moving and heart pumping, go see your doctor.
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