Dead of the Day: 06-11-1976

Boston Music Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

There are several ‘90s shows and a few lost ‘60s shows on this date, but our Dead of the Day comes from 1976 at the Boston Music Hall. The boys are on from the start, but things really begin to take off with the Cassidy, which features some intricate, layered playing, particularly between Jerry and Keith. A frenetic Big River comes a song later with Bobby setting up a hot and twisted rhythm as Jerry delivers a streaking lead over it. The Scarlet that follows is nearly off the charts; over ten minutes of perfect playing and scorching jams. What’s more, it sort of dead ends into a beautiful Looks Like Rain that sounds so fresh and clear. After that melancholy loveliness, we get a Must Have Been the Roses full of some of the most stellar, expressive guitar licks from Jerry that you can find anywhere. A hot Lazy Lightning> Supplication then rolls into a really solid Brown Eyed Women before the set goes out on a rocking Promised Land.

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Identifier:
gd76-06-11.moore.minches.18387.sbeok.shnf
Source:
Audience Recording: AKG 200Es
Notes:
Recorded by Jerry Moore; AKG 200Es> Sony TC-153, mics split along front of loge. AUDMC > DAT conversion by Mark Cohen, DAT > SHN conversion by David Minches
Description:
Might As Well, Mama Tried, Tennessee Jed, Cassidy, Candyman, Big River, Scarlet Begonias-> Looks Like Rain, It Must Have Been The Roses, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication, Brown Eyed Women, Promised Land Saint Stephen-> Dancin’ In The Streets-> The Music Never Stopped, Ship of Fools, Samson & Delilah, Sugaree, Sugar Magnolia-> Eyes Of The World-> Stella Blue-> Sunshine Daydream, E: Johnny B. Goode
Lineage:
AKG 200Es> Sony TC-153, mics split along front of loge. AUDMC > DAT > SHN
Transferrer:
Mark Cohen, David Minches
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Crowd/tuning
00:59
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Might As Well
05:55
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Mama Tried
04:24
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Tennessee Jed
10:31
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Cassidy
06:14
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Candyman
09:22
7
Big River
07:20
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Scarlet Begonias >
10:12
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Looks Like Rain
10:08
10
It Must Have Been The Roses
06:55
11
Crowd/tuning
01:20
12
Lazy Lightnin’ >
02:50
13
Supplication
06:53
14
Brown Eyed Women
06:50
15
The Promised Land
03:51
16
Crowd/tuning
02:38
17
Saint Stephen >
09:34
18
Dancing In The Street >
11:52
19
The Music Never Stopped
06:19
20
Ship Of Fools
07:09
21
Crowd/tuning
01:07
22
Samson And Delilah
09:19
23
Sugaree
13:35
24
Sugar Magnolia >
06:02
25
Eyes Of The World >
13:08
26
Stella Blue
10:49
27
Sunshine Daydream
06:01
28
Johnny B. Goode
04:23
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The second set opens in fine – and unusual for the latter part of the ‘70s – fashion with a Saint Stephen. Busted out two days before after a five year hiatus, the Stephen is more careful and determined than earlier versions, reinterpreted with a little more purpose and reflection. The Stephen transitions brilliantly from the chorus directly into an early disco-ish version of Dancing in the Streets that blows the doors off and heads right into a similarly hot Music Never Stopped with Donna doing a great job alongside Bobby on the vocals. Two songs later, Bobby announces Keith’s birthday (though his birthday is actually July 19th), and the boys head into an outstanding Sugaree, replete with luscious keys, though still dominated by Jerry’s rich guitar and vocals. After a long pause, the Dead blister through a Sugar Mags, leaving no prisoners on this joyous romp. Then, after just a second to compose themselves, they shift gears seamlessly into a relatively short, but no less exploratory Eyes before heading into a brooding Stella, returning to Sunshine Daydream to put an awesome, high energy cap on the second set. A rocking Johnny B. Goode encore then sends the crowd home on a similarly high note.

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