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James7

Old In The Way

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The Frozen Logger
Dec. 26, 1970
Legion Stadium

Short and weird like the rest. I prefer slewfoot but kind of fun
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Promised Land
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Not my favorite song but an excellent version. Bobby rocks out.

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Uncle John's Band
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

This is too low. Harpur is the best but this is very good.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

Amazing. One of my favorites. I hate the crowd whistling but easy to ignore here.
Big River
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

I am also on the this is the best one side of this discussion. I like the earlier versions, but they can’t touch this. So fast, so clean, so fun and absolutely spot on. Just exactly perfect.
Uncle John's Band
Jan. 2, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

Good 1970 UJB. Definitely redefining their sound at this point. This can’t touch the versions that came out in the following months though. Still fun.
Black Peter
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Wow. This starts out as a slow and deliberate BP like many others but builds into an amazing crescendo that I have not heard anything close to in any other version. The last few minutes of this is like a shot of espresso. Bam!
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