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Big Railroad Blues
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Hard chargin' driver here. They kicked this one in the pants.
3
Sugaree
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

A solid and sweet rockin' version. The band is smooth and tight, recording a solid A-
2
He's Gone
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Donna's brand new and sounds good. Sorry haters, but she's on here: Check the sweet outro.
9
Stella Blue
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Powerful and emotional, with great coherency and a tight structure. AUD cleanup in need.
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Unfortunate cut in CC, but the Rider is tremendous. Needs a cleanup bad - Paging Mr. Miller, help out please!
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Comments

They Love Each Other
June 10, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Seems like the first one where they made slowness the musical objective. While I personally prefer the uptempo versions, this one highlights some of the subtlety and innuendo that sometimes got lost in the uptempo ones.
Sugaree
June 10, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Just what they said above: Here starts the great Sugaree surge. Keith's work here is tremendous, and signals where the thinking was on this song for the future.
Brown Eyed Women
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Beautiful ensemble singing and a pristine jam here.
St. Stephen
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Before the '76 Stephen slowed waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down, you have this brilliancy. Expanding to 11 minutes of thematic bell-ringing, followed by a tight re-entry. No secret that St. Stephen was a point of contention in the band's history, but I listen to this one and wonder why didn't they take this style further?
Ship of Fools
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

The orchestration of this version brings out emotional arcs that were sometimes lost in later version that didn't have the crescendo-decrescendo of intensity characterized by this one. I know some folks found this song a snooze, but when I listen to this one I can hear a complicated, introspective piece that does it for me. Nice version.
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