The first show after the release of A Friend of A Friend was at the Melting Point in Athens, Georgia, and I was there. They went on an hour late -- because, Rawlings said, he was trying to make a set list and eventually just threw up his hands and figured it'd all work out somehow. The result then, and in every tape I've heard and show I've seen since, was something only slightly more formal than a jam session -- which is important.