| 1976-09-25 | Capital Centre, Landover, MD | |
| Set 1: Bertha, Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Cassidy, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Peggy-O, It's All Over Now, Loser, Let It Grow, Sugaree | Cassidy, Peggy-O, Let It Grow, Sugaree |
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| Set 2: Lazy Lightning > Supplication, Mississippi Half Step, Dancin' In The Streets > Cosmic Charlie, Scarlet Begonias, Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Drums > Jam > Saint Stephen > Sugar Magnolia | Lazy Lightning > Mississippi Half Step, Dancin' In The Streets > Scarlet Begonias, Saint Stephen > |
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| Received by Dick | 1980-02-02 | |
| Tape Source | Barry Glassberg | |
| Review Entry Date | 1981-01-28 | |
| Dick's Review | This show was one of the more popular from this period so it’s nice to have a good board of it. The show starts out very deliberate but with nothing particularly noticeable. All tunes are pretty reflective of the hesitation so prevalent during this new period in their development. But Let It Grow and Sugaree definitely provide the highlight of the 1st set with a strong and intense style that is much more exciting than anything before. The 2nd set opens with two very nice versions of these tunes (Lazy Lightning > Supplication). Not outstanding as in 5/7/77 but heading in that direction. Dancin' In The Streets is quite intense and matches the energy at the end of the 1st set. Cosmic Charlie is a pretty rare treat that they soon drop because of a lack of interesting directions to develop this tune. In this case, it drags with no instrumental highlight. I’m really surprised by the energy and excitement of Scarlet Begonias which is packed with a “sock-em” feeling that is very concise and not drawn out as when they add Fire On The Mountain in early 1977. So far it is the highlight of the show. Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away is adequate but lacks the obvious excitement of the jam section following an average drum solo. The re-entry to Saint Stephen is as sloppy as it gets! Sugar Magnolia is average and for this period in their history, this is about as un-inspiring as this tune has ever sounded. |