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3
Big River
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Jerry and Bobby are great here. Burning.
4
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Dec. 21, 1978
The Summit

Easily the best version of this song I've ever heard. Listen to how Jerry sings!
3
Friend of the Devil
Dec. 21, 1978
The Summit

If shows with great sounding SBs are overrated, the opposite is true. Jerry is burning this night and his solo here is spectacular.
4
New Minglewood Blues
Dec. 17, 1978
Fox Theatre

One of the best versions of this era. Jerry is loose and free. Bobby plays a great slide solo (really).
1
Terrapin Station
Dec. 15, 1978
Boutwell Auditorium

The transition jam is longer than previous versions and many later ones, and Jerry goes somewhere in it. That should have happened more.
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Comments

Candyman
May 14, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Beautiful version. Lots of subtlety and emotion in Jerry's vocal. He kills it in the solo and his lick before the repeated chorus at the end cuts like a knife.
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Huge version with heroic solos. Billy is the driving force.
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
May 14, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Another great mysterious, meandering jam out of Saint and into a great Comes a Time
Terrapin Station
May 11, 1980
Cumberland County Civic Center

Love the emphatic singing and angry riffs from Jerry
Uncle John's Band
May 8, 1980
Glens Falls Civic Center

Jerry's middle solo is brilliant. Cutting, piercing.
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