Leaderboard

9/24/1976 College Hall @ William & Mary Wliamsburg, VA Promised Land, Deal, Cassidy, Sugaree, Looks Like Rain, Row Jimmy, Big River, Tennessee Jed, Playin' In The Band-> Supplication-> Playin' In The Band Might As Well, Samson & Delilah, Loser, Minglewood Blues, Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower-> The Music Never Stopped-> Stella Blue-> Around & Around E: U.S. Blues F: Werewolves of London Notes: Sold Out!

I'm through the Greek run and into Saratoga. They really got the impact and bloom on Phil's bass dialed on the remastering. But with the cassette boards Healy was running in that era you can only do so much. '85 is such a unique beast. Surprises around every turn. The return of Stagger Lee. Dupree's. Comes A Time. China Doll, coming off a heavy 1984, in relatively heavy rotation. The introduction of the monstrous She Belongs To Me. Double encores. Songs showing up all over the shows in surprise slots. Jerry's voice mostly back from the '84 period. The huge bust out of Cryptical, although that ranged from tepid to outright weak. I can see why they dropped it. That said, Bill's "uneven" descriptor couldn't be more spot on. It's quite evident even in the highly respected Greek run. I will say that 6/15 set two is an absolute work of art. Looking forward to revisiting the Merriweather shows.