This show starts off with a kickin' Casey Jones and is followed by a very nice Mama Tried. I love the country tunes from this era and they make for a great start to this fine show. Pig is up next with a rousing version of Big Boss Man to be followed by Jerry's then new song, Loser. This Loser is full of juice and has Jerry singing the "sweet Susie" verse that was dropped later on. Nest comes a hot jam featuring Truckin'->Drums->The Other One->Wharf Rat. Truckin' is still a fairly new song and was getting some airplay being the single off of American Beauty was has come out the previous November. The Other One is filled with some nice jamming before giving way to a great early Wharf Rat. Pigpen's Hard To Handle is filled with energy and has some really great playing from all the band members. Cumberland Blues features some really great country licks and pretty good vocals. An early version of Bird Song is next with a nice Me And Bobby McGee rounding out this set.
An early version of Bertha gets the second half off to a swinging start. Sugar Magnolia is quite nice in this early stage of it's development. Good Lovin'->Not Fade Away->Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad->Not Fade Away is the major jam in the second set and finds the band ending the show with this rockin' set of songs. The band encores with a sweet Uncle John's Band before giving way to Johnny B. Goode.
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