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Loose Lucy
March 19, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Such fun. Has a swagger and strut like the best, but a bit more fun and light. Thanks to C. Miller we can hear it now. Cheers, sir!
3
Take A Step Back
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Bobby and Phil help out the unconscious, the bug-eyed, and the two-dimensional.
8
Sing Me Back Home
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

So sweet and sad, with a giant of a solo and crisp harmonising.
6
Big Boss Man
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Pigpen’s vox is just amazing here (as always). Great show.
7
Mama Tried
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Sweet country Dead. Great mix if you want to feel Phil's thunder.
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Bertha
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Keith is woodshedding throughout this. Gives us a master blaster class of razzle and dazzle during the whole number. He's got ten fingers on each hand if he's got one!
Its All Over Now
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Teases "Blackbird" in the noodling after, which is honestly my favorite part of this version. Not to disrespect the song, but it didn't move me. This JGB with Bobby doing an acoustic Blackbird sure did, however, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsS-fIhWuk
Me and My Uncle
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Not only is this the first version since 17.06.1975 (not since 1974 as said here), but this may be the very first pure disco beat they played in concert. Disco-dead might not be everybody's favourite cuppa, but it certainly did happen.... Enjoy it you cardboard cowboys!!!
One More Saturday Night
June 20, 1974
The Omni

Don't be a heal and head for the exits just yet, trying to get to the parking lot first. They've got one more in them....
Eyes Of The World
June 20, 1974
The Omni

It's been a long time since I dipped back into this tour and wow. This is a gem. It has that unmistakeable drive and power of the great '74s and some of Phil's best soloing. What a powerful statement. With that tight odd-metered outro (7/8 + 7/8 + 6/8 I think, maybe... though I'll be damned if I've ever figured it out) I can fully understand why they might have been thinking about an eventual Eyes>Slipknot combination, but this is it, really. Did they ever develop this knuckle-busting combo any further?
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