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Deal
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Easily one of the best from 1972.
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Sugaree
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Damn - this is one of those sweet under the radar versions.
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El Paso
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Duh. It's 1972. Bob nails it.
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Big River
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Overlooked show. This is still 1972 and the band still kicks butt. It's not just all about Europe.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1972
Ford Auditorium

Beautif vocals. Well played. If you're distracted, this will still make you bob your head.
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Comments

Day Job
Aug. 29, 1982
Seattle Center Coliseum

Committed to making it work, they play it on back-to-back shows. The instrumental break is still broken up into two parts. With the quality of the audience recording, it's hard to hear everything that's going on, but it's still an enjoyable version.
Day Job
Aug. 28, 1982
Oregon Country Fairgrounds

This being the first time played, you can tell they were serious about playing this song and it wasn't just a throwaway novelty tune. The instrumental break is broken up into two parts, with the first having more of a country twang to it and the second part being more straight rock & roll. Towards the end, Jerry sings "don't throw it away" instead of "don't give it away". Brent tries to extend the song at the end, but Jerry's done with it. A nice first version, showing people what was intended and what this song's potential was.
Childhood's End
April 1, 1995
Pyramid Arena

Wow - that was really bad. That was so bad, it was cringe-worthy. That's pretty much the same people that played back on 8-27-72?
Day Job
Dec. 31, 1982
Oakland Auditorium

Jerry's voice is pretty bad, but he's playing some nice guitar, infusing the song with a hint of country in a couple of spots. Brent puts in some good work, but you've gotta give it up for Phil. He's the man here, being the one to carry every twist and turn in the song. More of a bouncy upbeat bass than a booming or thundering one.
Day Job
June 28, 1985
Hershey Park Stadium

Nice bouncy, upbeat version. Jerry puts in a nice instrumental break, Brent's vocals and keyboards fit in nicely and Bob ads some really inspired backup vocals in a couple of spots. I find it hilarious that Jerry never bothered to learn the words.
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