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El Paso
Sept. 30, 1976
Mershon Auditorium, OSU
Phil rips this one wide open with a brilliant countersolo to Jerry's brilliancies and whirlygigs. Strong version here.
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Johnny B. Goode
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial
I think they encored JBG whenever they knew they'd absolutely nailed it. It's like comedians telling "The Aristocrats". Musicians can just tell....
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Dancin' in the Streets
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial
How on earth is this not up yet? It really kicks off the Fall '76 retooling of Dancin' with style. Brilliant, tight, and part of an enormous 2nd set.
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New Minglewood Blues
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial
This one and the 07.18.76 versions are both so goddamned good. Jerry is a tsunami behind snarlin' Bobby. So gritty, so good.
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Samson and Delilah
Sept. 27, 1976
Community War Memorial Auditorium
Stunning. Chronically underrated song in a chronically underrated year: Listen to Jerry blaze through this like a man with 100 fingers.
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Bertha
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena
Rock solid show opener. Tight from the start. That '77 perfection starts to shine brightly here.
Around and Around
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena
B e s t o n e e v e r. Love how Jerry just doesn't want to stop and grinds out more and more and more.
Not Fade Away
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena
Around 11:20 Jerry and Keith hit on a new riff that opened up the slow boil onto new terrain. Repetitious? Hardly.... They hit on something that just goes bonkers, turning NFA into hard acid.
Estimated Prophet
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena
Really underrated. This one hits all the high-points, but also shows how much innovation and work they were putting into it. Lots of new effects, echo, and spooky outre weirdness that emphasize how cracked-up the protagonist in the song is. Was it already Dan working the board at this point? Anyone know?
Brown Eyed Women
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena
Overlooked. This is a brilliant version.
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