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Black Peter
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Slow and intense.
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Wang Dang Doodle
July 8, 1990
Three Rivers Stadium

Very intense version in a bluesy second set.

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Blow Away
July 7, 1989
JFK Stadium

There are 180,000 people who claim they were there. LOL.
100000 Tons of Steel
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

The best, I guess, but this is a dumb song. Brent was at his best with angry, sarcastic relationship or breakup songs (i.e. Don't Need Love, Far From Me, Blow Away, Never Trust A Woman, etc.). His political protest songs like this and We Can Run are mostly his worst.
Jack Straw
Sept. 2, 1983
Boise Pavilion - Boise State University

If you listen to the Matrix copy, you get the best of both worlds. I love the WDD > Jack opener at this show. The solo in Jack Straw is super intense.
Casey Jones
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Agreed on the "must listen". It closes set one right out of the raucous legendary Hard to Handle, and everyone is all greased up and jumping with energy. This is one of the all-time great GD moments.
Candyman
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Interestingly, the latest release of this show by Charlie Miller (ID 138227) shows the segue to Cumberland to be a fraud. Candyman is actually just cut on the MR then there is a bunch of dead air where Nelson is introduced and sets up before they start Cumberland from a cold start. The segue was added in the DP8 production to cover up the cut in the reels.
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