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Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Slower, moody and thoughtful with Phil and Jerry-driven explorations. Brief Slipknot tease at 8:20 and 13:50 and a cool Supplication tease at 9:30.
13
Truckin'
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Inventive and crystal clear jam, leading into a 'nobody's fault' jam and a killer TOO>MLB where the '74 sound is just taking shape. Underappreciated.
2
Tennessee Jed
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Brilliant, cracklin' good, fast, tight and fun.
3
Chinatown Shuffle
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Crackles with up-and-jumping energy. Great show all around showing off the best of the era with Pig and Keith.
21
Scarlet Begonias
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Some funky bass be-bop and beautiful chaos in order in chaos in the outro jams. Just exactly perfect.

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

The H>S transition is just exactly perfect, as Bobby announces before they tear into it. Tight, pristine musicality here, complete with that mind-bending buzz saw tone an some form-bending riffing before knotting us backwards into the Franklin's. Top five for me definitely.
The Music Never Stopped
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

Jerry rides a tsunami wave across this one. The solo is shredding, and listen to Phil. Jer might be the wave, but Phil's the water.
Good Lovin'
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

Very special long jam before bringing Pig back in. Not a vocal version - no rap - but worth it for the jam. Do any heads out there know whether this jam has a name? I recall hearing similar themes elsewhere, though can't totally recall where right now.
Cosmic Charlie
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

Grindingly out of tune. Rough. No vote.
The Other One
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

Very heavy explosive jam, in spite of or above and over the kooky chanting. Leads into a "The Main Ten" jam that just blows me away.