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Monkey and the Engineer
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater
Sweet fun in a gorgeous acoustic set. Clapalong crowd adds to the joy.
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El Paso
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater
Slow waltz tempo. Bobby's voice gorgeous, Jerry's cantina filigree perfect. A perfect gem. AUD quality B-.
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Deep Elem Blues
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater
Whoa sweet mama! Back to this show and every note seems worth a shoutout.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater
Pigpen gets a woman pregnant on stage. Rough AUD but utterly worth it. The jam starting around 16:00 is very hot.
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The Other One
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.
A barnburner that suffers a bit from compressed sound quality (and a mic. problem), but still hot & worth a spin. Cryptical outro gets going nicely.
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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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