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Uncle John's Band
April 10, 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College

Crisp, deliberate, if choppy -- loosens up with the rising tide...
3
New Minglewood Blues
Sept. 30, 1976
Mershon Auditorium, OSU

Phil lands some great bass lines
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Sugaree
Sept. 30, 1976
Mershon Auditorium, OSU

Fall '76 is a great buildup period for this song before they take it through the stratosphere in '77
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Promised Land
May 3, 1979
Charlotte Coliseum

These Glassbergs sizzle, along with the band on this opener..
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Promised Land
May 8, 1979
Recreation Hall - Penn State University

Another rompin’ show opener; check the Glassberg – and peg it.
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Comments

Cold Rain and Snow
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Yeah, another sequence burned into my psyche... great transition going in, punctuated by two Phil power cords Bahmmp - Baah!
Wharf Rat
Sept. 16, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Slip through the plane for sure
Row Jimmy
Nov. 7, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

The beautifully flowing bubbly noodlage really marks this version.
Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Standout version - my favorite
Throwing Stones
Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Ah, the chaos of the early version jams, before they rounded it up into Ashes to Samson.
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