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Candyman
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Almost a prayer. Stripped down, pure, harmonized and beautiful. Fans of the acoustic Candyman shouldn't pass this one by.
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Don't Ease Me In
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Sweet and solid show opener. A pure expression of the peak '70 year sound. Strap in and enjoy the show....
4
Sawmill
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

Yeehaw, but that's a sweet rare tune. Put Sawmill next to Slewfoot for gems from the era. Awesome stuff.
4
Uncle John's Band
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

An acoustic lovely. I think DG is there on backup. It's rough-hewn, like just a couple offriends jamming on the verge of the bad crazy 1970s.
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Uncle John's Band
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Acoustic wow factor, with beautiful harmonies. Unfortunate gap towards the end, but worth it still.

Comments

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.