We've talked about it in the past. Now let's do it.
Let's name the Top 5 bootlegs for each tour, with as many as 5 more suggestions. The sound has to be pretty damn good for a boot to make the list, but sound quality is not the sole criteria. We'll weigh in the performance (i.e., the energy level, the setting, the setlist, etc.) because that matters, too. Otherwise we'd all be listening to the Atlanta Rising boot, which won't even make the list.
I'll keep a running list here at the top of what the consensus seems to be for each tour. It will change, of course.
Anybody who wants other ideas can probably dig through this thread someday for suggestions that fell short. There are going to be a lot of excellent boots that don't make the list.
So let's get started.
This is the 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' tour thread, covering the dates 1978-05-23 to 1979-01-01.
1978-05-31 Boston (Looking for that million Dollar Sound-Pitch corrected)
1978-07-07 Roxy, LA (No Private Parties, Ev2)
1978-08-09 Agora (Agora Night, CC)
1978-08-21 MSG New York (Big Time Rock & Roll, Ev2)
1978-09-03 Saginaw (1st gen tape version)
1978-09-17 New York (Hussey soundboard remaster)
1978-09-19 Passaic (Passaic Night, CC)
1978-09-21 Passaic (Singing Our Birthday Songs, Godfather)
1978-09-30 Atlanta (Same Old Played Out Scenes)
1978-11-02 Largo (It's Dangerous Down There Tonight, Zeke)
1978-12-15 Winterland (PS @ Winterland, Prodigal Son)
1978-12-16 Winterland (unbooted)
1978-12-19 Portland (Paramount Night, CC)
1978-12-20 Seattle (This Is For The Crazies)
1978-12-31 Cleveland (The Firecracker Show)
1979-01-01 Cleveland (Meeting Across The River?)
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