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Take A Step Back
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Bobby and Phil help out the unconscious, the bug-eyed, and the two-dimensional.
8
Sing Me Back Home
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

So sweet and sad, with a giant of a solo and crisp harmonising.
6
Big Boss Man
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Pigpen’s vox is just amazing here (as always). Great show.
7
Mama Tried
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Sweet country Dead. Great mix if you want to feel Phil's thunder.
14
Mister Charlie
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Jerry leans into it with a jaw-tighteningly crisp and high-voltage tone for a killer solo, though the group is a bit loose. Pigpen sounds amazing.
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Comments

Ship of Fools
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Sweet treat indeed. Jerry's voice is perfectly rescued in the C.Miller upgrade, and the band is a graceful waterfall behind him.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Nice angular sparkle to the whole jam here.
Deal
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Hot streak. This and the NMB before it just come ready to party. We know in retrospect the wall-to-wall peaks from April-May '77 but can you put yourself in the scene and imagine thinking... what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck just happened? Weren't these guys mellow just a few months ago?
Not Fade Away
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Kieth continues his visit from the future experimenting with synthnoise settings that could have easily been from the ten years later. Set's a cool groove with what sounds like a Moog/DX7 and Hammond Organ rig around 5 minutes in while Jerry and Bobby are slowly boiling everybody's brains for what must have been a long strange trip to round out the set.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

This one really deserves its spot on the front page, even for a a song played 300 times more or less over the years. Like much of this show it seems tentative at times but of a sudden turns just colossally confident. The oomph that everyone mentions is real, and they orchestrate the highs and lows to perfection.
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