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The Wheel
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Such floating beauty, you can feel the tires humming down the highway. Part of a magic Playin' sammy too. Everything about this is brilliant.
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Cassidy
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Just exactly perfect here. Bobby and Donna were perfection in '76, The little AUD patch doesn't hurt at all. Jerry and the Devils tear it up.
2
Looks Like Rain
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Donna and Bobby in perfect sync, beautifully harmonizing, and backed up with brilliant Jerry fretwork. '76 was Donna's best year by far.
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The Music Never Stopped
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Short set opener, but if there's one where Donna saves it all with breathy ahhhs and mmmms, it's this one. Gentle whispers around 03:30.
3
Brown Eyed Women
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Smooth version with flawless, FM airplay quality.
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Comments

Shakedown Street
Oct. 25, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

I'm going to put this one above Merriweather for Brent bringing on the funk, Bobby's tweaking wah, and just how much it brought me back to what was probably the first Dead song I ever knew by name.
Sugaree
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

This one swings with great purpose. It builds up and up, and blows up with a nice smooth climax.
Not Fade Away
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Philzone nirvana here. At a couple of points it almost sounds like he's forcing the band into a Supplication jam that never quite coagulates. Other than that, this confirms my hypothesis that the man has ten fingers on each hand. What a monster musician!
Let It Grow
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

I agree that that the Devils make this one special. It has that amped up and kicking on top of the beat feel of the speedy early 80s versions. The segue is smoother than "proper" sounding like a DJ blending two tracks as much as a typical GD transition.
High Time
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Jerry and Donna like a choir of angels on this one.
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