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Beat it on Down The Line
March 12, 1966
Danish Center

This could have been the debute of this song. A very young Bobby is kind of yelling it. It's interesting to hear how these early covers evolved.
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Black Peter
Oct. 25, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

This is a beautiful and emotional version, it's hard to hear over the crowd noise, but they where digging it!
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Cream Puff War
Dec. 4, 1966
The Matrix Club

Every bit as good as 12-01-66. in my oponion. Tight and energetic.
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New Minglewood Blues
Aug. 2, 1976
Colt Park

Bobby was singing with clarity and authority on this one. This is a good tight version.
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Samson and Delilah
Aug. 2, 1976
Colt Park

Billy and Micky lay down a tight rythm for every one to lock into, and they do. Crowd noize on all sources that i've heard.
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Comments

Dark Star
Dec. 26, 1969
McFarlin Auditorium, SMU

I like it when Bobby is up in the mix. T.C adds some nice subtle organ work. This might be a little sloppy at times, but there was a lot energy in this performance.
Dark Star
Dec. 11, 1969
Thelma Theater

This one really defines the 1969 Dark Star musical structure. Nothing outstanding for me, though.
Dark Star
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

When considering the Quality of a Dark Star sandwich, this one being a triple decker, I think of it as one entire piece of music. Going into Attics, works for me better then going into Sugar Mag. St Stephen is the natural song to end on, in my opinion. I like it better when they consider the mood of the songs that they combine, like going into Morning Dew or Stella blue instead of the more upbeat, or cowboy songs. To be fair, the mood of the 3 DS segments is pretty energetic and upbeat, therefore the entire piece works pretty well for me.
Dark Star
April 24, 1970
Mammoth Gardens

The recording that I listened to was muddy. It was hard to really pick out all of the parts being played. It still sounded like a good version, though.
Dark Star
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

This is a solid version, but it just doesn't hit the buttons for me..
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