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3
Big Boss Man
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Beefy stetson hat workout. Ravishing harp and fun fender deluxe reverb tones.
3
Samson and Delilah
June 16, 1985
Greek Theater

Not unheard of to go into this after scarlet fire (34 times) still, something of a wacky pranksterish reset. Speedy and powerful version with growl.
2
Big River
July 13, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Devils come alive. Joy ride to wirepickin' ecstatic oblivion. Furiously active yet not autobahn, deep 80s
1
Drums -> Space
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Great one. Kits duet is really inspired. Space curdles out with noise but gets jester's hat nightmare with vocal pranks. Beautiful long bluesy intro
1
El Paso
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Stagger lee>el paso>crazy fingers>supplication>high time. hetty

Comments

Looks Like Rain
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Looks Like Rain
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

killer LLR
Cold Rain and Snow
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Insane CRS!!!! this version is fucking awesome, majorly!!!!!! important stuff
Good Lovin'
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

choice cut, kinetic and ripping. Coming out of Bertha, of course. A winnin' combo every time
Bertha
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

yeah Dick knew exactly what was going on. Honestly I don't even care that they didn't do complete shows with these releases, because i know if it's on one of these Cd's, it's going to be a great version. You can just pretend it's a complete show. I like doing archive.org and youtube sleuth work just as much as anybody, but some nights it's nice to just throw one of these on spotify. And then worst case you just head on over to the archive or relisten and switch between SBDs and Matrixes until you get the right punch. Now what i really need to do is get a tape deck and start buying some tapes off of some heads.... That would probably be the best