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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Joyful chaos: A brilliant splatter. Bobby's voice never sounded so good to me as it did in '71.
5
Mister Charlie
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Pigpen at his best with the band at its grit-in-the-gears crunchiest. They were on this night and this one is just full of butt.
6
Wharf Rat
Dec. 12, 1973
Omni Coliseum

Very passionate version, some distortion or tape speed issues (?) remind me of my cassette trading days and bring out the trippiness to the song.
11
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 12, 1973
Omni Coliseum

If this hard grooving China jam and Feeling Groovy transition doesn't just get you moving, then nothing can. Just perfect.
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Pretty Peggy O
Dec. 12, 1973
Omni Coliseum

First version ever is real nice... but listen to the soundcheck version for insight into the bands working dynamics. Cool to hear them working on it.
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Comments

Not Fade Away
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Extra-special jam thrown in around 03:00 on this one. Show is full of hidden nugs and deserves big upping.
Sitting on Top of the World
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This show is full of outrageous gems. The Playin' right before this looks forward to their '73 style of jamming, then right into this brilliant throwback to their '69 sound. It's almost like they loved playing London and wanted them to have a good time or something.
Playin' In The Band
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

"Hot mellow" is what I call this type of playing. It's somehow laid-back on the tempo, which I'm more and more convinced has something to do with the Bobby-Billy combination, and of course Jerry's light-speed explorations and Phil and Keith's collective soloing behind the soloing, which hots up the furnace beyond description. This style really comes together during the Spring/Summer of '73, but there definitely developing it here. Great version, which needs much more love. Good catch.
Chinatown Shuffle
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

The rare Keith & Pigpen synergy is on full display here. They slaughter it together. Fully agreed with the original post.
Dark Star
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Is nobody going to mention the psychosis-inducing phase effect on Keith and Jerry's conversation around minute 21? It's like they submerged the whole room into a helium-enhanced bubble tea-filled pool, and then drained it backwards through a black hole into a super pretty re-entry for that killer Dew. The audience got a hella good dose of the weird on this one.
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