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Cumberland Blues
Aug. 7, 1971
Golden Hall

Jerry rips; classic summer 71
3
Sugaree
Aug. 5, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

A laid back one. Phil's bass and Billy in the groove.
6
Passenger
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

Everyone is on for this one. Great vocals, even by Donna. Why isn't this getting any love?

Comments

Dancin' in the Streets
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

As ProfessorJ notes, the entire band shines on this one. Perhaps the best of 76.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 10, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Although it's not bad, I listened to this together with 6/9 for 76 and think it in every respect better. Especially how it changes in the last three minutes. Also, the vocals are better, I like JG's sound better, and there's a lot of interesting Phil. Not sure what folks like in this one...
Playin' In The Band
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

I see that grendel ruffled some feathers by expressing his/her strong feeling about this show and this PITB in particular. Let's remember that grendel isn't criticizing anyone for liking this one, although grendel's wrong to warn people off listening to it. Now, this sort of post can get folks in a headspace that is not healthy and they respond with what sounds like personal insults. That's not what this forum should be about. At least, that's like my opinion, man. This version does get pretty dissonant, which is not exactly my thing, by the way. YMMV.
Eyes Of The World
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

This is very good, but what's with the mix on the RT release? The vocals in general are mixed behind too much and I think Billy's drums needed to be pushed back a bit. The vocals on this night are okay, but nothing to get too excited about.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Although this one is fine, there are some awkward bits of playing as an ensemble, and the vocals are overall fairly mediocre for a 74 China-Rider. Just to give one example, compare this to 10/17.
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