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He's Gone
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sweet outro on this one. Donna's got the sweet harmony and Phil with the bass vox makes it pretty kind.
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Me and My Uncle
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
MAMU is so often overlooked, but this one is hiding in plain sight. Hard jumpin' rocker here with a savage pulse, and great banter after.
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Sugar Magnolia
July 26, 1972
Paramount Theater
After the ultra-outre Dark Star, this pure rock and roll distillate is just perfect goodness. A burner with Billy hard charging in 4-wheel drive.
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You Win Again
July 26, 1972
Paramount Theater
Note for note perfect. The only reason it isn't here yet is that the shows between Europe and Berkeley/Veneta are too often overlooked.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater
Possibly the highest energy piece in the whole show. An excellent jam that left the crowd smiling, for certain.
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Bird Song
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium
Crunchy power-vibe to this one. Doesn't quite have the floating, mesmerizing effect of some others, but instead a more hard-rocking feel. Special.
Mexicali Blues
March 31, 1973
War Memorial
Damn right!
Sing Me Back Home
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum
This is perfect in every way. I don't know what bug crawled up someone's ass to turn this into a way to talk smack about Pigpen, but whatevs. Pig adds a beautiful mellow and understated whooshing touch behind the perfect harmonies. There's a reason they played it together, guy.
Morning Dew
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum
Hearing this in it's total sequence is so mind-bendingly glorious that I can't imagine why it took me so long to get back to this one. What a goddamned triumph to what was arguably the most consistently brilliant tour of their history.
The Other One
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum
Dude420 is 100% right. This is their farewell kiss-of-weird to Europe. The band was never the same again, and here's a love letter.
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Dark Star
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Sugaree, Alexandra Palace, Sept. 11, 1974
Friend of the Devil, Oakland Auditorium, Dec. 27, 1981
Mexicali Blues, Market Square Arena, Feb. 3, 1979
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