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Black Peter
May 14, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Love this version. Nice slide playing through the main body of the song and some fine organ from Brent.
9
Sing Me Back Home
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

I love Jerry's singing throughout this fine show.
6
Deal
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Swings and rocks. Seat-of-the-pants soloing and soulful feisty vocal.
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

Lovely lazy groove. Harmonies spot on and a desperate tired plea of a vocal. The Dusborne matrix is the one.

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When Push Comes to Shove
March 26, 1987
Hartford Civic Center

+1 Adam. He's really committed, isn't he?
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Shame about that cut.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Damn, that's good. Only 7 minutes in and my mind is blown. Should I be worried about the forthcoming rap? Now 17 minutes in and even a drunk Grace Slick can't possibly ruin it.
Morning Dew
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

My favourite of all the 77 Dews. Gorgeous and devastating.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

This brings the funk. It's less metronomic and more dynamic than Cornell. I've just made a 74-track 1977 playlist for car journeys to and from gigs (no song repeats but omitting Looks Like Rain and Passenger 'cause however well they're performed, I just don't get them) and I didn't have to think twice about which Dancing to use...
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