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Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

Great forward, driving pulse to this one. Sounds like the had a blast playing it.
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St. Stephen
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

Kind a chaotic mess, but with a shredding outro which extends the jam for 8 minutes. A strange, cool interpretation for SS fans like me.
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Comes A Time
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry at his most angelic, comes after Bobby at his most satanic. Beautiful stuff.
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

The jam kickstarts the band around minute 3, and they go from sleepyish to electric haywire.
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The Other One
Oct. 23, 1970
McDonough Arena - Georgetown University

Very hot transition from Truckin'. Short but powerfull, a fully-charged space cannon.
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Attics of My Life
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Sacrilege, possibly, but this song rarely lived up to its potential. Have you tried to sing three-part harmony at this pace? It's fucking hard, and the beautiful realization on the LP was rarely achieved live. That's probably why they dropped it so soon, too. That said, this is the one that nails it. This might be one of the best ever. Very sweet.
Good Lovin'
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Notable for the outrageous fantasy swampjam New Orleans Bobby feature in the middle, instead of the later-in-the-evening Pigpen rap. Nevertheless, it's a tight and right showing of who and what was the immortal '70 sound. Good stuff.
New Orleans
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Rarity doesn't even begin to describe it. This is the hogwild swamprock you never knew but always suspected. Imagine your neighborhood garageband with 10,000 loyal followers in a superdosed lovefest on a sweet summers's day's daze. A real treat.
Dancin' in the Streets
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

The first songs in the show seemed a bit sluggish, but they really take off here. This song was so goddamned good in this era, and this one is a real corker.
Morning Dew
June 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Show opener, apparently. It starts off kinda sleepy like, then gets heavy, but right when it reaches critical mass, it seems like Jerry moves on to the final words. Still wonderful, of course, but I wouldn't put it up there as one of the best from the era.
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