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Wharf Rat
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

Coming out of a 48 min jam to open the set, this one is like a small visitation before another huge jam>Eyes. A big epic indeed.
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Playin' In The Band
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Overlooked space-jazz masterwork. Mercurial and vast. Listen to it as the outcome of the Space before it and BANG! you're on a deep ride furthur.
6
Space
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

10mins of absolute weirdness. Incorrectly listed as Seastones - but Jerry, Keith and Billy are there with Phil and Ned. An outrageous corker. Scary.
4
Bertha
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Show opener with mix off: not perfect but interesting to hear Phil/Bobby interplay (almost exclusively), which is rare for '74 recordings.
10
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Uncategorizably brilliant transition jam. Sweet sweet Rider. Overshadowed by the immortal PITB that follows. Give a spin, it won't disappoint.
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Comments

Ramble On Rose
May 5, 1991
Cal Expo

Hey crackstraw! Am I trippin' or did our whole conversation disappear? Didn't copy your list of favorites from '79-'82. Bummer. Any chance to repost it?
Me and Bobby McGee
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Glad you dig it brother. There are certain songs that don't do it for me - hell, whole years that don't turn me on - but always happy to have a head flip me over on something new, help me hear-it-as-it-was, and discover something new in the big story that was (is) the finest band in the land.
Me and Bobby McGee
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Yo cgarces: I love this song, but kudos to you for finding the good in it on select versions. Check out April 5, 1971 for a really special gem, complete with Jerry yodeling harmonies on the out chorus.
Dark Star
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Hey Dude420, so glad you made it over here! I just recommended this one to you over on another show where you mentioned whale calls. Dju catch that or was this cozmik coincidence?!?
Playin' In The Band
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Still with Grendel here. Of course '73 is superbly generous when it comes to Playin'. But from the start the tempo, crispness, hard-biting Bobby injects and purposeful driven quality to this are top notch. And Billy? He's an orchestra onto himself in this. Top five for '73? Maybe, maybe not, but who cares? On its own, or next to 200 others from less energetic shows, this one (and the HCS and Eyes from the second set) will send you over the blissful edge just oh-so nicely.
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