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Submissions

18
Cold Rain and Snow
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Cold Rain and Slow - very mellow cool version they seem to be tooling around the arrangement - Bobby and Keith standout on this one.
27
High Time
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Intro is long and dreamy all Jer + Keith. Jerry and Donna's vocal work is lovely here.
8
The Music Never Stopped
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Jazzy Jazz .... Donna's nicely in tune for a change.
3
Promised Land
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

This one's all country upfront and then country fried on the outro...nice! (source:CM)
3
Smokestack Lightnin'
July 14, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

They hit the groove on this one so Jerry can throw the nasty sauce on it. (source:CM)

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Whole band's got their macho up all over these two...
The Other One
Oct. 19, 1971
Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minn.

Darkness...
Not Fade Away
Dec. 9, 1971
Fox Theatre

Sad to see this had only 1 vote - I hope it gets heard and then given its due.. rollicking is the right descriptor...'71 NFA's had some special sauce. The GDTRFB is sweet justice as well - they hit overdrive smoothly NFA reprise is nice strong gut punch too +1 and more if I could... quality '71 action here.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Sweet Lincoln's mullet! Looks like I already bumped this sometime I dunno when before - required listening here.
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 19, 1981
Sports Palace

I feel like the jam in Sugar Mags is one of their purest rock and roll song expressions - sure they played it a million times but when it was on - it was ON - no matter the era when Jer decided to flip the boogie switch and Bobby was screaming his shorts off - GAME OVER - just listened to Dallas 11/24/72 and that's a MOFO ... just a different styled one than this but both gotz the same roots. I love it when Jer soars over that Sugar Mags engine.....