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Big River
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Phil and Bill sound like a runaway box car in an Appalachian mine! Heady interplay during the solos.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Cool chording from Bobby and a very restless Phil during the verses, then Billy and Keith fire off the jack hammer at the end of Jerry's lyrical solo.
1
Me and My Uncle
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

This one is pretty unique for a song that didn't change much night to night...
2
Sugaree
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Excellent version highlighted by a very jittery Billy with lots of ghost notes on the snare! Slightly botched ending, but otherwise great...
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El Paso
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Billy really steals the show on this one...tosses in a variety of grooves, all to great success.
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Comments

Promised Land
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Keith is ridiculous on this one -- the whole Promised Land > Bertha > GSET hat trick actually!
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Starts off sounding like a steam-powered ship lurching into motion, but is more akin to a freight train galloping at a cool 35 MPH by the time they hit the incredible climax of Jerry's solo! Crazy how much that section evolved from '72 (still great) to '73, despite not getting any longer...
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Billy and Jerry cannot get in sync with each other for the first 1:40…hilariously so. Phil eventually tries to overemphasize the “1” to no avail, so Billy gives up and goes back into the NFA groove briefly to try again! Typically great '72 version once they get it going...
Not Fade Away
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Highlighted by a raunchy, muscular solo from Jerry
Greatest Story Ever Told
Oct. 19, 1972
Fox Theatre

Kind of a mellow intensity...on the slower end for '72. Nice one.
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