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9
They Love Each Other
May 20, 1973
U.C.

Most rockin' version I know. The boys sound big and tight throughout this wonderful show.
18
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 20, 1973
U.C.

Really tight and uptempo. Jerry sings through a cold, but energetic and inspired guitar work. Perfect transition into Rider.
9
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Complex and experimental around a Stephen>Wheel sandwich. Starts and ends in wild exhuberance, but has lots of spacebugs and dinosaurs in between.
3
The Wheel
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Was this the first Wheel ever? It rolls just so sweetly - not very long, but quite perfect
10
Scarlet Begonias
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Very tight, uptempo and deeply grooving. Check out Seamons' matrix for right tape speed. Even Donna's contributino is solid on this one.

Comments

Sunrise
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Haters: Donna can't sing in tune? Really? Listen to this, even if you can't stand the song, and you'll know exactly what she could do with her voice. She always complained that she couldn't hear herself on stage, and knowing she could deliver when featured makes me wonder how many of her more egregious "interventions" could have been better mic'd, mixed, and leveled.
Eyes Of The World
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Glorious transition jam into Wharf Rat. It just seems to happen by accident: Everyone is putting together a beautiful inventive jam that doesn't resemble any other Eyes jam I know, then suddenly it's Wharf Rat, perfectly. Have to re-listen to it to hear if there were earlier hints that point to it....
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Grendel said exactly what I was going to say here. The Help is just dynamite.
Sugaree
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Just fell in love with this song again. Love, love, love.
The Music Never Stopped
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Jaw dropping. I'm flabbergasted, shocked that I haven't heard this before. Top shelf Dead.