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He's Gone
Nov. 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Ignore nay-sayers who think this show is only about the (jaw dropping) PITB and decide yourself, this version is pretty, pure and full of '72 love.
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Sugaree
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Hits that sweet spot between a shuffle and a ballad. Slight tinniness to Jer's Mike on my copy gives a nice swirling trippiness to it.
31
Playin' In The Band
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Tiptoes on silk spiderwebs across a silent field of pure cosmos. Won't blow you into pieces, but will free your head from this mere terrestial plane.
26
Estimated Prophet
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Pure mind-expanding insanity, slightly sinister and tight in its off-kilter odd-metered way. Cool organ sounds from Keith. Well-rounded May, '77 show.
15
Me and Bobby McGee
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Jerry yodels. Need I say more?
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Comments

Turn On Your Love Light
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Hey FreedomHaul! We're both diggin' the same show at the same time! This one is so good, and the whole show is overshadowed by the next night, which was featured as a Dick's Pick. I love how Pigpen shouts at his backup band to "tighten up" at one point.
The Other One
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Unjustly overshadowed by the magnificent beast of the next night, but deserving much more attention on it's own right. Short Cryptical entry, then straight to the hyperdrive: As concise a definition of Psychedelicore Dead as I know - chaos in order, and precision ensemble high voltage insanity like an engine racing waaaaaaaaay past its red line. No stopping, no helmet: It's there and back again before we get to the mellow Cryptical re-entry, which has it's own afterburners to push past any atmospheric resistance. Did you land? Whatta show - totally underrated.
Hard to Handle
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Like all the electricity not spent in the acoustic set piled up into an explosion of hot wired power. Excellent solo. '70 HTHs are different from their more well-known '71 cousins. Give this a shot and you won't be disappointed.
Cold Jordan
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Great harmonies with NRPS in this brilliant song and brilliant show. If you like Harper, you'll love Alfred.
The Eleven
April 24, 1970
Mammoth Gardens

hvd is right: This is the stuff. Head's more knowledgeable than I can correct me, but the jamming before the drum solo is so forward thinking for 1970. If I didn't know it was The Eleven, and dropped into it, I'd swear it was the '73 or '74 sound (minus the keys, of course) - like a hot Truckin' from that era. Just shows how much they were all moving at the time. Transitive nightfall indeed.... Really painful tape melt and cut at the end of the jam after the drum solo, though.
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