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Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

High energy and zigzagging, this is a fast one. Supplication is tons of fun, even if they don't quite stick the landing.
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Looks Like Rain
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Brilliant rise to a climactic finish. Jerry soloing like a man possessed behind sweet Bobby/Donna '76 harmonies. Nice one.
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Promised Land
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Up and jumping show opener from the first note. Keith's solo is brilliant.
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Samson and Delilah
June 27, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Way up tempo, sparkling and crispy with enough of both the gospel saint and the heretic sinner to make this one much fun. The '76s are just brilliant.
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Might As Well
June 27, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Whole lot of fun here. Sounds like they meant it on this one. Closes out a great first set.
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Comments

Estimated Prophet
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

What Mercury said, plus this concert has Keith delivering the goods with great swooshing syth bits evoking the mental crack-up at the heart of the song and probably freaking out some of the more sensitive hippies in the crowd.
Brown Eyed Women
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Thumpin' version. The backbeat is driving, but I can't help but find the disco beat incongruous with the depression-era lyrics at the heart of the song. That said, the ensemble vocals are just beautiful. Donna's accents are a glorious add.
Sugaree
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Truly special. Keith is experimenting with what sounds like the 'strings' setting on the best a Moog could offer in 1977. The whole thing is a bit swimmy and mushy with the AUD quality adding to the brainfuzz, but the Keith/Jerry connection drives it ever spiraling upwards in a beautiful and unique jam.
Samson and Delilah
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Bobby's voice is perfectly mic'd and mixed even though the only archive copy of this show is an AUD with muffled sound quality. Don't let that stop you though. The energy on this is off the charts, the soloing is dialed all the way in, and it's April '77 - so blazingly hot and peak Dead in all the ways.
Johnny B. Goode
March 23, 1975
Kezar Stadium

I love how they close out their first show back with a rocking rolling JBG after thirty minutes or so of mind-bending space travel through Blues for Allah and King Solomon's Marbles, just in case you forgot they were still the Grateful Dead during their hiatus.
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