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Friend of the Devil
April 18, 1982
Hartford Civic Center

Rousing, rollicking, assured. Another on night in the constitution
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Might As Well
Nov. 8, 1985
Community War Memorial Auditorium

u heard the big man.. mighty swell
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Row Jimmy
April 6, 1994
Miami Arena

super tight, imbued with classic good ole energy!!
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El Paso
April 6, 1994
Miami Arena

Acoustic, euphoric jamming and bustling all around, desert train buffet!!!
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West L.A. Fadeaway
April 6, 1994
Miami Arena

rooftop at dawn miami version, electrifying, big man feels it indeed

Comments

The Wheel
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

bound to cover just a little more ground, for only 3rd time, chunky and dancing version, powerful
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

The approach to this trifecta as a victory lap rather than a bust out of the gate yields an arguably even more rewarding version of the composition. Slip is not a melter so much as a slow burn...
Cosmic Charlie
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

mega heady, so mellow!!! loving this version of cosmic charlie
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

rippling and full of alignment, just shredding
Playin' In The Band
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

For sure under-voted, it's playing in the band and they go crazy on this one. Returning to the D modal jam from craziness, you can start to see why this is Keith Godchaux's "catatonic" phase, his Rhodes playing doesn't take us as far as say, a Dark Star from two years prior would. But it's still nasty and great. Iconic Donna wail coming back around. One of those PITB's that'll take you through several distinct cycles of mood