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10
Black Throated Wind
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Perfectly executed arc of mounting emotions in this great version. The band is so tight throughout this show.
16
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 1, 1973
Music Hall

Righteous beauty from probably the most seriously overlooked show from '73 (surrounded by the big beasts in Boston) inside a Playin' just soooo good.
14
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 1, 1973
Music Hall

Outrageous oversight that this crystal clear beauty isn't here. Bobby's vocals, brilliant ensemble playing, glorious UJB in the sandwich. DIG IT!!!
8
They Love Each Other
Dec. 1, 1973
Music Hall

Great version, yeah its Boston '73. But probably the best Stage Banter ever: Check out 09:49 explaining why they aren't going to play St. Stephen.
5
Loser
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

Nov. '73 and there isn't a bad show in it. This Loser has something special in its tightness and the tempo (doesn't drag). Damn they were good.

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

I've voted and commented already, but want to shout out a special for the Slipknot on its own; not only because Jerry's tone as he rips into it is like a spacetime buzz saw with the bomber force of a blazing star destroyer - that's some cool shit right there - but also because you can smell the hungry desire of the band to play this amazing composition live. Those who find this show "too short" miss the point. This was one of four show this year. I can't imagine what it felt to burn out enough after '74 to stop playing together live. This song and show shows the love, the magic, and the burning passion of a Dead Show, and the wild passionate group mind at its most musical. Any player out there can tell you: Slipknot is a hard mother fucker to play, harder to play well, harder still to play together, even harder to nail live, and just catastrophically difficult to jam out like this without sounding like a soulless chops wizard. Do they do it? Of course they do, and with a smile that makes it sound easy. Damn, it's good.
Dark Star
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

Quintuple-decker sammy here. The "uncle john's band jam" in 7/4 time may one of the coolest things I've ever heard. Hard to even imagine UJB as a primordial idea, let alone an unfinished song, but it here it is in an incomplete, elemental form. Damned good find in a fantastic DS from '69.
Brown Eyed Women
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Burner, for certain. Hard to believe that's the same man singing and playing at the same time. Thanks archive!
Good Lovin'
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Perfect execution across this opener duo Bertha>Good Lovin'. You just know the lucky fans thought, "oh, my, they're on, we're in for a good one...".
Dancin' in the Streets
April 12, 1970
Fillmore West

MORE COWBELL!!! Seriously top shelf Dancin'. When this gets moving you can hear just how much fun they were having. Jerry/Phil are in a pure symbiosis and they go into a unique jam for a bit around minute 9:00.