01-11-1979

Nassau Coliseum

Uniondale, New York

A lengthy Sugaree opens the show with Jerry unleashing an epic jam before the final verse. Then the boys give us a high energy Me & My Uncle, which segues into a fiery Big River. From there, things slow a bit with a lengthy, ranging Peggy-O before a quick little Cassidy. A gorgeous Friend Of The Devil and a ripping Minglewood then take it to a slightly desultory From The Heart Of Me. But Donna and the Dead come back strong on the Ramble On Rose that follows, leading the way to the highlight of the show, a top flight Jack Straw. The boys might stumble over a few of the lyrics, yet Bobby gives us the “we used to play it for acid, now we play it for Clive” line, referencing Clive Davis, president of Arista who had just signed the band. And beyond the vocals, the playing is absolutely ferocious, especially in Jerry’s blazing solo during the second break. The Deal, retaining more than enough of the Straw energy, then closes out the set

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Identifier:
gd1979-01-11.132250.aud.fob.nak-300.flac16
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flac16/48kHz; Cassette Audience Master Recorded By Dr Keith J. Gatto; Nakamichi CM-300 Electret Condenser Microphones -Sony TCD 158 Cassette Recorder Location @ FOB; Analog to Digital Transfer by Keith Gatto: Cassette Master played back on Sony TC-158 SD to a “Unknown Model” DAT deck @ 48KHz (circa 1991); Original zero gen DAT played back on a Sony PCM R-500-Digital Audio Labs Carddeluxe-32 bit float 48KHz WAV; Editing(Adobe Audition 3.0)-Mastering & Processing(iZotope Ozone 6)-FLAC encodeing(dBpoweramp)-Tagging(Tag & Re-name); Digital Transfer,Editing & Processing performed in the 32 bit float digital domain By JW
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Set 1 Sugaree, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Peggy-O, Cassidy, Friend Of The Devil, Minglewood Blues, From The Heart Of Me, Ramble On Rose, Jack Straw*-> Deal Set 2 I Need A Miracle, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet-> He’s Gone-> Drums-> Truckin’-> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Good Lovin’, E: Casey Jones *Bobby reportedly sings “We used to play for acid, now we play for Clive”
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Dr Keith J. Gatto and Jim Wise
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Set Up
01:32
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Sugaree
14:23
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Me And My Uncle
02:56
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Big River
07:12
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Peggy-o
09:04
6
Cassidy
05:22
7
Friend Of The Devil
10:18
8
Minglewood Blues
06:03
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From The Heart Of Me
04:01
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Ramble On Rose
08:17
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Jack Straw
06:12
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Deal
07:47
13
I Need A Miracle
11:15
14
Ship Of Fools
10:12
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Estimated Prophet
12:57
16
He’s Gone
16:44
17
Drums
12:27
18
Truckin
09:37
19
The Other One
05:48
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Stella Blue
12:11
21
Good Lovin
07:43
22
Casey Jones
05:37
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The second half keeps it going with a high-powered – at times blistering – Miracle. Things finally slow down with Ship Of Fools, which is solid but doesn’t quite soar. Afterwards, Bobby punks the crowd, claiming its Mickey’s birthday, which, when he also says its Donna’s b-day too, sets the entire band to goofing around. From there, the band shifts the tenor, moving into a meditative, masterful Estimated then leads into a similarly reflective He’s Gone, purposefully meandering and ruminating until they cede the stage to the rhythm devils. On the back end, the boys conjure Truckin’ throughout the short Space, finally bursting forth on what is a bit of a bumpy – but so fun – ride, thrilling the raucous audience. A blistering Other One with dark and steamy overtones comes out the other side, providing a scintillating segue to Stella Blue. And Stella rises like the sun after a stormy night, with its own melancholy splendor amid Jerry’s gorgeous guitar work and raspy, emotional vocals. And then the boys shift directly into a rocking Good Lovin’ to send the set out on a party note with Bobby testifying. The Casey Jones encore keeps it up for a fun final send off.

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One response to “01-11-1979”

  1. trippin n dreamin Avatar
    trippin n dreamin

    this night the floor was a sea of mics after the night before.
    also would say there was more people in the building than the tenth, really enjoy this show. the song choices may not be ones that stand out but the playing makes you return again and again, throw in Jerrys raspy voice and some of these are absolute gems. Stella Blue is just about perfect

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