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7
Not Fade Away
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Spectacular thrashing jam. Jerry has an agressive metal sound that I like to call the "Dangerous Dead" from the era.
6
Attics of My Life
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

For a song notoriously difficult to sing, this one comes of beautifully. June 6th is better, but good to hear them in sequence as the worked on it.
5
Friend of the Devil
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Hard to figure that this isn't here already: sweet acoustic intimacy and a clear '70 AUD that does it for me.
4
Candyman
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Intimate expression of this song's first, acoustic, right off the LP era. A bit slower, but great vocals and 3-part harmonies.
5
Deep Elem Blues
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Pure goodness. Warm AUD, intimate sound. This is the gold.
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Comments

Bird Song
Sept. 17, 1972
Baltimore Civic Center

Tight is right. This one almost sounds through-composed, but doesn't lose the soaring spontaneity either. Beautiful version.
Brokedown Palace
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

One of the better ones, this. Seriously underrated. There's good SBD, so avoid the rough AUD.
Dark Star
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

A long strange trip. This one took the lucky audience far furthur out and back again. Love the description above of this as a "buffet".
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

*Donna!!!
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Delicate and sparkling. Has the melodic theme bubbling up to the surface here and there, which is really different from the other Playin's in Summer/Fall '72. For the AUD-hesitant: The show up to this point is pretty rough, but there's a good SB version on the archive of Playin' through NFA.
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