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New Minglewood Blues
Nov. 22, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Hot one!! Brent lays down some nice stuff, Bobby’s slide is… a thing. Then Garcia puts in some work!
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Little Red Rooster
Nov. 30, 1981
Hara Arena

Garcia's playing is great
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El Paso
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Weir insists it’s time for another cowboy song. “This one rose straight to the top of the charts, of course we didn’t do it” great, consistent one
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Around and Around
Dec. 30, 1978
Pauley Pavilion

Donna lets out the most insane scream I’ve ever heard and the crowd goes wild lol. Fun one with harmonica action
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Dec. 30, 1978
Pauley Pavilion

One of those “surprised not to see this here” moments. A short, less soaring one than many this period, but fun nonetheless
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Let It Grow
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

A true beast. Perhaps the best standalone Let It Grow they performed. Everyone on their a-game. Drummers coming through with fury. Garcia’s first solo goes from urgent to graceful, then an awesome rise and fall verse leads to a jam that I can only describe as full of sheer cinematic beauty from the entire band.
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Great one. Lesh, afterward tells the crowd, “I just wanted y’all to know… this is the happiest day of life.” :) <3
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Short and sweet, beautiful '76 Playin'. It's been said, I'll say again, Garcia's '76 tone is just really something special.
St. Stephen
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

I super duper love '76 St Stephens. Such wonderful, ethereal jamming. This one is no different.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Super overhyped in my humble opinion. I find this one to be precise and highly energetic, but ultimately extremely clinical, perhaps because it was a super early version. Basically sounds like a run-through of their new material. May 9, 1977 and June 9, 1977 go back and forth for my favorite ever. 2.26.77 has a real standout Slipknot, much more bright-eyed than the one here IMHO. 10/6/76 has a much stronger Franklin's than this as well, with a more exploratory sequence as a whole.
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