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Friend of the Devil
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

Only 3 versions have been called out?? Does not compute... Excellent version
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Big River
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Stayin' Alive teases carried over from Me and My Uncle. Ballsy version
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Me and My Uncle
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Stayin' Alive tease to open and significant teases by Keith throughout. Most interesting version by far - (teases continue into a romping Big River)
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Truckin'
May 9, 1979
Broome County Arena

Gigantic early peak, followed by high energy band interplay, concluded with some jacked up speedy noodling. Hard to ask for more
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He's Gone
May 9, 1979
Broome County Arena

End jam has some of the best Bobby/Jerry interplay I can recall - truly incredible. Leads into a heart stopping Truckin'. Peep it
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Shakedown Street
Oct. 25, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

It's been a while since i spun this one, and yeah, it is very apparent that Brent is the funkdoobiest MVP of this disgustingly stanky version. I mean hands down, everyone is locked in, but Brent is doing a lot of heavy lifting and the love light is shining brightly down on him. On closer inspection of this version, Bobby has a really interesting ~45-60 sec of a staccato lick mid jam that is really, really good, before he goes wah wah wash for the remainder of the jam. Its worth a close listen for that
Big Railroad Blues
June 6, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

I just did the Boise '83 vs. Creek '91 taste test for best church of latter day RR Blues. I have to say, I prefer this to Boise, despite that version being a relentless Jerry shredfest. Something about having Bruce in the house for this, him Jerry, and notably Bobby are just locked in and high gear. This one is just out of this world energy
Samson and Delilah
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Hide this ninja turtles, this ma'f*cker is a SHEDDER. Church. Peep it
The Music Never Stopped
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Baltimore '77, the red-headed step child of the storied month. Not quite sure why though - it is a fine show and on par this precision and creativity of the month. This is a whopper of an opener, with Keith shining brightly on keys. Great way to kick off a show
Bertha
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

This is a hopper. It follows a lot of the contours of the 12/29/77 version that cgarces has been pampin' a lot (deservedly, that one smokes). This starts of bouncy and mellow, then Jerry just keeps pushing, and pushing, until they hit a joyous peak. Very nice and in need of more up vote love!
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