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Truckin'
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

Everything you could want from Truckin'...PLUS a filthy Nobody's Jam...WORTHY
6
One More Saturday Night
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

Almost falls off the tracks in a most exhilarating manner...wild and crazy throughout
17
Morning Dew
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

Up there with any Dew that ever was...A Force To Be Reckoned With
12
Samson and Delilah
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

A little bit of a slow start, but when it gets going, watch out!
34
Shakedown Street
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

Super rockin' and funky as can be...the drummers are locked in and leading the way

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Zoiks! Goosebump-inducing finish here, too. Watch out
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

This one is a rip-roarer, for sure. Transition and beginning of Fire on the Mountain just sits right in the gooey-goodness place no "rock" bands have ever found. And to start the second set? Damn. Totally second everything AMDew says. ONLY the Dead can rip, shred, grind, AND jam at the same time with such dexterity. It is all that all the time, and it's mystifying ( to me at least)
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

That lick you speak of inspired me to look this one up, and Hooray, I posted it. I was gonna say that tho I wanderingly listened to the Lazy Lightnin'>Supp, the ending crushed my mind outta the park, and it was that little flourish JRock throws down that did it, plus they nail the vocal ending. (Note: Best experienced by listening to the show straight thru. GRATE ending to a first set.) Good call Brother Luigi.
Tennessee Jed
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

April '78 is darkly intensely beautiful and amazing and psychedelic rock-and-F*in-roll. Compare the two Nashville versions of '78, t'other being 12/16, for a fun game.
The Other One
Dec. 1, 1971
Boston Music Hall

There is in fact an earlier one, one of the most amazing shows ever, partly due to this tease, also due to a sick Bertha and Hard to Handle, among others...8-6-71.