| 1976-06-15 | Beacon Theatre, New York, NY | |
| Set 1: Promised Land, Sugaree, Cassidy, Candyman, The Music Never Stopped, It Must Have Been The Roses, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow > Might As Well | Promised Land, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow > |
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| Set 2: Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Drums > Stella Blue, Samson And Delilah, Friend Of The Devil, Dancin' In The Streets > The Wheel > Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Sunshine Daydream, E: Johnny B. Goode | Saint Stephen > Samson And Delilah, Friend Of The Devil, Dancin' In The Streets > E: Johnny B. Goode |
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| Received by Dick | 1979-01-03 | |
| Tape Source | Bob Menke | |
| Review Entry Date | 1979-06-30 | |
| Dick's Review | This is an excellent quality board of a show that I at first thought was pretty uneventful (as are many of the early tour shows in '76) But I was pleasantly surprised to find this show very entertaining and certainly worth keeping. The recording is clean and crisp and you can hear all the instruments very clearly which makes each tune a treat to hear, even though many of the versions are not that exceptional, especially when one has become jaded by all the great versions that have been done in 1977 and 1978! There are only a few shows from 1976 that can hold up to most of the shows from 1977 on. The 1st set is pretty typical of most first sets in 1976 and there isn’t much excitement here. But the start of the 2nd set is a real thriller for the crowd since Saint Stephen has been in the closet since 10/27/71 - Chicago. or thereabouts. This version is most exciting with a faster rhythm than usual. Almost like that of Not Fade Away which is done in a more laid back or controlled style (contrary to the style in 1977 and on where it is rip-roaring all the way through) where they have some excellent interplay going on. Samson And Delilah and Friend Of The Devil are both excellent versions with very tasty interplay among the the band. Dancin' In The Streets is also very intense as is The Wheel which promptly and tastefully drops into Sugar Magnolia which is very spiffy and precise. Scarlet Begonias is also very to the point and there is yet another excellent transition into Sunshine Daydream. A very fine show. |