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Often considered one of the best of the E72s, this show was heavily mined for official releases. Aside from the full show,was on the originalwith thesandwich a bonus-disc grouping.used theandFirst Set.is an average start - not theof 4/8, 5/3 or 4/26.is bouncy as a. Check Jer during the penultimate verse.was played every freaking night but damned if this ain't the one.is the only wtf of the set.was arranged too blocky to usually come off this tight, with it's Dylanesque verbosity and stilted rhythm (Billy called it "contrived"). This too is the one. Keith gets a great piece of. Lyrically undeveloped, it would be overlooked as a nightly filler if this'n weren't so punchy. You can hear Bobby perfectly on, weaving with Jer. The solo is okay but the chording and fills are excellent.was nailed throughout the tour but stand-outonly took a shift 4 times on the tour. This one does not sound like the others.is good but not one of the wild ones from the tour (say, 4/21, 4/24, or 4/26). Donna's cat isn't in heat; so there's that.Second Set. There are a handful of tiptopfrom E72 and this is one. I way-digwhen jer adds crazy fills, staying busy in Bobby's "country shit" but Keith is likewise busy. (How was it that Bobby would remember this detailed story and then usually flub Truckin'? Well, except for "cratered by two loving arms"). Keith is on-the-money for(Pig calls for 12 but Bobby calls a baker's). Check Phil onis an average version until the jam. Jer just jumps in cannonball-stylee and then pats it in neat and tidy. You get Pig's wail onand Jer switches to slide (pretty sure that's not Bobby).is heard with Pig's organ and without the overdubs ofand it improves the middle eight! Much has been noted about this crazy-gooddue to Jer's phenomenal pedal steel. He put it away after this until Dylan '87! They had their harmonies nailed. This was the 3rd one ever but was only played once more this year [Hartford]. Of the 11this is one of the shortest. There's a Wharf Rat tease but it doesn't really shine until 15 minutes in where the tranny>is amazing ("a wrinkle of a daydream"). Then it's a little rough but never more energetic. Bobby never learned the heavy metal scream (there's a safe method ) and just shreds his voice instead.features a huge (but not classic) Pig rap. The tour was also full ofbut this just has every piece in place - even better than 5/26. Billy launcheswith athen Jer goes strident. Bobby plays the China Cat riff, Jer follows, then they both telepathically, perfectly, let it disperse as cloud to ether so it can resolve to:. Jer's solos are pre-loaded, erupting fully-formed. This is the machine, yo! They had something to prove to the Danes through- Keith's good; band's on fire.A 3 1/2-hour show (1/2-hour less than Wigan), it's one of the 4 or 5 best of the 22 dates of the tour, it's also a top 20 of '72 - which is great when you consider '72 is one of the top 5 years. They came back and played another good show the following week, in what is actually an amusement park (the world's oldest of its type). This used to be one of the B&P E72s due to FM copies. It's marginally better than the sparkly fireworks of 4/7 & 4/8 but still an embarrassment of riches.: A-: B+Overall = 4 1/2 StarsHighlights:Me and My Uncle - spryMr. Charlie - A+Black-throated Wind - rarely this unclunkedChinatown Shuffle - perfect versionLoser-Susie - listen close to the fillsMe & Bobby McGee -busted flatCumberland Blues - unique, uptempoTennessee Jed - ain't no place you'd rather beBeat it On Down the Line-13 - Keith especiallyIt Hurts Me Too - Pig & Jer pwnedBrown-eyed Women - The E72 version improvedLooks Like Rain - rare A+ versionRamble On Rose - even better than 5/26Not Fade Away>GDtRFB - some telepathy goin' onOne More Saturday Night - just to leave the Danes dancin'SOURCES: I'm reviewing the released version but there's a fixed-Miller (best), an Ashley/Bertha and a Darrin Sacks (that all inexplicably chop the NFA>GDtRFB jam into 5 tracks).