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Friend of the Devil
March 20, 1970
Capitol Theater

1st ever, slightly different lyrics, but an incredible delivery and freshness. Tricksters intro the country sound for NY heads expecting Alligator.
5
Black Peter
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Inside this not great show is a beautiful short acoustic set, including this perfect beauty. Totally overlooked.
3
Me and My Uncle
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Sweet acoustic version. Bobby is spot on.
7
High Time
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Absolutely pristine version with clear harmonies and beautiful emotive singing. Not a beloved show, but give this one a chance.
6
The Other One
March 7, 1970
Civic Auditorium

A blazing supernova of psychedelic force. Packs quite a wallop for only six and half short minutes.
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Comments

Eyes Of The World
July 5, 1978
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Soars on wings a mile long. I always felt that the segue of madness into beauty in Estimated>Eyes is in perfect keeping with the dark into light effects of strong GD medicine. They knew what they were doing, and while they could take you into deep and dangerous places, most often they'd bring you back, altered, maybe even shattered, but reassembled and closer to those who pulled through it together with you. This pair does it for me, even 38 years later....
Estimated Prophet
July 5, 1978
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Utterly killer version here. Jerry's solo before the jam blazes through the madness like a thousand psychic piranhas. '78 is sooooo under-appreciated and this is top-shelf Estimated, certainly - whatever tape speed problems might be out there.
Playin' In The Band
May 24, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Jeez, the comment I made for the 25th was meant for this one. Sorry guys, here it is... Woof: This is so much jam. This one nails it with a jagged skullfuckin' lightning bolt from a space tower to earth and back again. This has the pulse of The Great Ones that come later in the year, and heard in sequence represents a great booster stage in Playin's evolution. There's something utterly coherent about the jam that - as big a Playin' fan as I am - I can admit is sometimes missing from the half-hour ultrajams from '73 and '74. Great sounding mix, too, which adds a lot, with Bobby and Keith totally clear and well balanced. Thanks Europe!
Playin' In The Band
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Sorry! The comment I made here was for the 24th...
Bo Diddley
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Rare disagreement with cgarces here: This one far-and-away tops the 25 March '72 show with Bo himself. I wish it weren't so, but I've never thought the Bo Diddley show was all that good. It never really gels and has some embarrassing moments in it where you can almost hear the crowd shrugging with indifference. (The exception is when Pigpen comes back on and kicks up holy terror to retake his own back.) This one, however, is tight, muscular and coherent. A great version all around.
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