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Playin' In The Band
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Really Heads? Not here yet? 21 minutes of super fine hotandheady jam. Blazing hot, capping off a year of just outrageous Playin' playing.
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Candyman
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

Don't know the '70s versions enough to say "unique", but check this one out for beeeautiful vocals over light-as-light sweet acoustic playing.
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Cold Rain and Snow
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

The boys start the show with all guns blazing. Seems like they'd open with this when they were most massive. Ahhhh, Winterland.
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Jack Straw
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The band has come together, the vocals are warm, the solos are sharp, so strap on boys and girls 'cause this show just ignites from here on out....
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Caution
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Great Caution, but absofreakinglutely outrageous feedback into the deep deep space and back. Face stolen, body floating -> Bid You Goodnight. Damn.
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Good Lovin'
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Pigpen roars, "tighten up" before he jumps in his saddle and rides. And the band tightens up behind him, gets into a groove right underneath that allows him to shine, like the best freaking back-up band of all time.
Me and My Uncle
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Bobby throws a little snarl into it , in addition to some great saloon-piano work by Keith, which makes it for me. Hot version.
Dark Star
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

A wild ride from start to finish, including vast passages of spontaneous composition, viscous goo, a nasty bit of confusion-inducing hypertweak, and moments of utter beauty. Cool sandwich too, with the second half of Dark Star being an unbelievably beautiful and cogent piece of spontaneous music. What a treat. I'm going to listen to this one again and again....
Good Lovin'
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

This one really highlights where Pig could have been going with the emerging '70s sound had he stayed healthy. This has extended jazz- and fusion-influenced jams. His raps fit within the more melodic explorations, and his voice is just perfect. There are other moments from the tour like this, and they stand out for me on how much he was evolving up to the last.
The Other One
April 21, 1972
Beat Club

Relentless danger. This is a brain melter.
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