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Friend of the Devil
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

Gorgeous. You'll love what Jerry and the boys do here somewhere past 6 minutes....
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C. C. Rider
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

More insane back and forth between Bobby and Jerry and Brent.
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Jack Straw
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

Really rips. Wish there were finer copies of this show, but compared to how we used to listen on 23rd generation TDK tapes...LOL! S'all good....
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Sugar Magnolia
May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Rocks Weirdly in all the right ways!!!
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Looks Like Rain
May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Builds and builds.
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Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

Rip-roaring, scorching, explosive prime primal for sure. This Viola could be a notch above Harpur, much as we all love 5/2/70. The strongest tunes of 5/2/70 are the Good Lovin' and the Dancin' and the Cryptical out of the Other One (plus everything else, but...). This show has a very close Cryptical Coda too. Amazing. Ridiculous.
Caution
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

Scorching, blistering, wicked, searing, smoking, soaring, roaring. The adjectives are never ending. As great as any. Possibly the best. As always... Wait for it.... Takes a little while to get there..... Primal Primal.
Wharf Rat
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Beautiful show. Great version.
It's A Man's World
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Yep, so awesome. Still blows my mind that this and the Good Lovin' don't have even more votes. And the Cryptical. Sure Cryptical is really a continuation of the Other One, which has a ton of votes, but the Cryptical Coda from this show is one of the most amazing pieces of music ever in the history of this planet. Which is quite a bit of history. Covers a lot of music. And don't get me started on the Ridiculous Dancin' in the Ridiculous Streets!!!! Man. Listening to those versions of those tunes right there...... Never, ever grows old..... Good Lovin out of drums.... Mother of Pearl Onions.....
Good Lovin'
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Needs a million and 8 more votes, as does the 5/2/70 Harpur Good Lovin'!!!!! (Which is still the one to beat. But man, this is close.) Once again, out of drums, the band rips the place to shreds. Ends an insanely great show. Imagine what it must have been like in the awesome Cap in Port Chester.
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