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17
Good Lovin'
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Blissful dancealong. As clear a statement of what the good times feeling of the later Donna era could sound like. Nice times.
17
Drums
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

19 minutes, man it gets weird: whistles, gamelans, melodica solo, bird calls, kazoos, explosions: was every one in on the jam? Anyone remember?
6
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Adrenaline bursting hard driver. Exciting. Jerry at 3:00 solos in all 720 degrees, just propulsive. Give her a spin.
21
Not Fade Away
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Flawless trance-inducing NFA with a perfect transition into GDTRFB. Note for note perfect show.
10
Sing Me Back Home
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Perfect. May have the best vocal harmonies of all of them. Not here because of low-level boards? Try headphones, heads.

Comments

The Wheel
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Sweet and lovely version and part of an dream 2nd set Saint Stephen>NFA>SS>Eyes>Drums>Wheel. Just off-the-hook beautiful.
St. Stephen
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Beautiful mellow '76 Stephen jam flows oh-so-nicely into and out of a smooth and fine NFA.
Mission in the Rain
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

One really beautiful idea after another. Slightly rough sound quality, but one rare beauty from this short rotation. I had this on cassette back in the 80s and damn near wore it out.
Looks Like Rain
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Think this is a Bobby song? Listen to Jerry just tear through it with his torrential downpour of one musical idea after another, his notes like so many raindrops by the million.
Samson and Delilah
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Thanks for the shoutout Darkstar67. ‘76 remains the best-kept secret year for the 70s. I think it gains from its loose and understated qualities. It isn’t slick - maybe the one thing I’d say against the perfection of the next year - but warm and cozy.