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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

Popping with energy. Allmans infused awesomeness
5
Not Fade Away
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

Dead + Allmans = Awesome. Phil is bass nasty on this one
3
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 15, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

A bit of a skip track for me, but this one in particular has a beautiful ending
22
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Crackling with soul
12
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Fierce ChinaCat!!

Comments

The Music Never Stopped
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

Never stop, NEVER STOP, NO. Full throttle, shot out of a cannon energy. To shelf heater
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 4, 1979
Uptown Theater

This Estimated is good, but the Franklin's that follows is the take home. Around the 7 min mark, DJ Jazzy Brent has some silky licks before the solo gets handed over to Jerry. Worth listening for that contribution.
Franklin's Tower
Dec. 4, 1979
Uptown Theater

This is a true highlight of the new DP release. Band clicks during this Frank and the following jam has wonderful interplay between Jerry and Brent.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

I have a bit of a different take on this. I was super excited for the new DP release, as I personally love '79, especially Nov-Dec. I found this version really sluggish and lacking spark. The Scarlett was approached with near reluctance and Bobby's slide offers little to the supportive structure. The Fire picks up, but has devastating audio cuts that take you out of the momentum the band was gaining. I'll obviously spin again, many times, but was relatively underwhelmed following Lemieux talking this up so hard in the seaside chat.
Eyes Of The World
May 4, 1979
Hampton Coliseum

Jerry and Brent get lock step early in this magnificent version. Peppy rendition for the first time in the mothership