Parliament Funkadelic - The Motor Booty Tour, Landover, MD 1979 (video)
A very long (at least two hours) P-Funk ensemble show from the Motor Booty Tour and to be honest this set seems quite a bit like others from the band in the late 70s, with the arrangements for various songs being geared towards a good party, which generally means for these guys that various themes can be merged together as suites without a lot of tweaking on the musical end. You’re left evaluating the show for spark and the rather muddy video quality doesn’t really help to bring it out, as so much of this is about being there. Some good solo spots abound and the usual theatrics, but I think I’d prefer an earlier show to this as this kind of had a generic feel to my eyes and ears.
Grateful Dead - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 4/26/77 (video)
Black and white footage of a solid gig from a great tour, featuring material from both first and second sets including the fabulous Half-Step and Eyes of the World. The video quality varies a lot, making some of the first set watching a bit distracting, but after watching the band quite a bit later, it’s a relief to see everyone with energy, playing on a rather small stage and sounding as good as they ever did.