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Good Lovin'
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena
Blissful dancealong. As clear a statement of what the good times feeling of the later Donna era could sound like. Nice times.
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Drums
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena
19 minutes, man it gets weird: whistles, gamelans, melodica solo, bird calls, kazoos, explosions: was every one in on the jam? Anyone remember?
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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre
Adrenaline bursting hard driver. Exciting. Jerry at 3:00 solos in all 720 degrees, just propulsive. Give her a spin.
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Not Fade Away
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater
Flawless trance-inducing NFA with a perfect transition into GDTRFB. Note for note perfect show.
10
Sing Me Back Home
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium
Perfect. May have the best vocal harmonies of all of them. Not here because of low-level boards? Try headphones, heads.
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Here Comes Sunshine
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Intro is great: repeats the figure three, four, five times or more....
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Just amazing. 3:25 Stephen teaser.
Cassidy
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre
Very pretty and melodic. The '76s don't have the intense speed and energy of the later ones, but a charm and beauty that I find irresistible. Edit: This era is laid back, sure, but there's a great amount of simmering energy behind this one - it's like the "hot mellow" sound they mastered during the '73 summer tour, e.g.
The Music Never Stopped
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre
Sweet and dreamish vocal interlude around 4:00, before Jer's solo.
Wharf Rat
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre
Nodding out for the first six minutes or so, then POW! they punch it up and it grooves - oh it grooves.
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Johnny B. Goode, Ohio Theatre, Oct. 31, 1971
Cassidy, Shrine Auditorium, Jan. 10, 1978
Friend of the Devil, Shrine Auditorium, Jan. 10, 1978
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Nice, rolling jam, good ...
This really needs to ...
Far prefer Donna's vocals ...
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