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Friend of the Devil
July 2, 1994
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Jerry pours his heart out, martini vince, phil walking, devils mean it. stealie gig of summer tour
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Playin' In The Band
Aug. 31, 1981
Aladdin Theater

Special piece of a big hot night when all the cogs were limber and booming.
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Jack Straw
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

blue hot
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Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 31, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Colorful pops of tight, zones of jerry
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Dear Mr. Fantasy
Sept. 16, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Rousing version.
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Friend of the Devil
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Speedy propulsive and manic, yep this is a FOTD. Pushing the boundaries in the first set, cascading devils circus throughout, solo builds from jazzy, heavy but still gorgeous to pummelling hard rock fury. nuclear phil for "second one is prison babe"
Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Freaky chromatic exploration from everyone but especially phil and keith throughout the whole first set
Wharf Rat
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

explosive! so good
Sunrise
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

classic tour and special version, Phil and keith are insane the whole year and some of these more fragile moments like this and the psych ward loner moments of playin'
Sugaree
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

still one of my favorites, Godchauxs look resplendent in houndstooth tweed blazer for him, silk kaftan thing for her. really tasty deeply meant patient textural work on first and third solos and plateaus of volcanic ecstasy on the second, all cleaned up by the Hazard man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fStQUpqVLM8 about to dive into another 78 binge
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