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Big Railroad Blues
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Hard chargin' driver here. They kicked this one in the pants.
3
Sugaree
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

A solid and sweet rockin' version. The band is smooth and tight, recording a solid A-
2
He's Gone
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Donna's brand new and sounds good. Sorry haters, but she's on here: Check the sweet outro.
9
Stella Blue
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Powerful and emotional, with great coherency and a tight structure. AUD cleanup in need.
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Unfortunate cut in CC, but the Rider is tremendous. Needs a cleanup bad - Paging Mr. Miller, help out please!
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Comments

Operator
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Pristine version. Love hearing Pigpen on this sweet diddy.
Alligator
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

What power. They are so charged up for this. Did they know this almost the last one? To me, admittedly anachronistically, this sounds like the 1960s turning into the 1970s, going out with a bang as they move one mercurial square closer to the future. And yes, they execute a perfect hang glider landing into NFA.
Dark Star
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

I imagine it could be much higher indeed. Part of a 90+ min odyssey (very odd, this sea...). This DS definitely takes off from the rocket ship TOO before it and starts right away in outer-space. Not the most melodic of jams - until you get to the beautiful jam around the 14th or 15th minute - but it is full of tripped-out space bugs, cozmic whalesongs, and clashing robot weirdos that may be just a bit much for those who aren't so into the dissonant sonic landscapes. They do bring it back, and everything returns to "normal" just exactly perfectly in the end. I don't use the word "epic" often, but this time it fits.
The Other One
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Capitol Theater shows are an embarrassment of riches. They really live up to the hype, and I'm sorry for those who can't take the roughness of 40-year old AUDs, 'cause the Ken Leigh library is a buried treasure. This Truckin>Drums>TOO>DS>SS>NFA>GDTRFB>NFA>LL is goddamned glorious time machine in two senses: It takes you back to 1970, and it will send you on an hour-and-a-half journey through space time. The TOO here is a rocket ship, burning brightly through the atmosphere. It never breaks apart, but certainly lifts us off this sphere and puts us into space for one of the most beautiful DSs of 1970. Enjoy.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

;^)
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