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Row Jimmy
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Drags at first, but Jer's soloing builds beautifully on his new Wolf. Historical if only for that but also a passionate, sweet version.
3
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Jer's b-day. Sweet jamming version with great vocals, in spite/because of what sounds like a cold/sore throat. Brilliant show all around.
3
Casey Jones
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Closes 1st set with a smooth but up-and-jumping version.
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Jumping version capping off a blazingly great show. With a nice mellow outro, too. The crowd and the boys just seem so full of joy and love.
5
Loose Lucy
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

The boys experimented with Lucy till they dropped her and this here's a gritty gutbucket blues version. Essential '73 for you Lucy chasers out there.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Bobby mangles the lyrics from the first moment - almost comically, but that's all good. What follows is a mysterious exploration of space and chaos with that cool understatement of the era.
Samson and Delilah
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

This Summer tour is full of the most strident and forceful Samsons that bring out the gospel origins. I honestly never gave too much thought to this song whenever I saw them play it (mid-late 80s) but these earlier ones are so full of strut and swagger, they're show highlights. Excellent version here.
Cassidy
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Perfect. This and the BEW before it sound like so much of a preview of what they'd be developing in '77.
Brown Eyed Women
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

I bet if you played this for 50 heads, 49 would think it sounded like a '77. There's something pristine and crisp and tight about it. It may be the first indication of where they were heading. Great choice.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Shaolindarkstar said it right. All my words condensed to "THE OMNIPOTENT GRATEFUL DEAD". The Slipknot is mellow but somehow blazing hot. And the Franklin's finds a deep pocket and comes out note for note perfect. God, I love the '76 sound.
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