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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Early Playin'>MHUT>Big River>Playin' sandwich. Worth it for the surprise bigbang key-changer from River into the wildassed 2nd Playin'.
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Let It Grow
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Liberated from the Horn Section, the boys let 'er rip. Standard fare until about 6:30, then Jer and Keith just explode into full immensity.
6
Cumberland Blues
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Up and jumping, fast and precise version in spite of a few sound quality problems.
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Black Throated Wind
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Sound quality may prevent some from appreciating this show, but don't miss this one. Bobby gives it everything, everyone goes nuts behind him.
5
Sing Me Back Home
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Forgotten or overlooked, but melts-in-your-mouth sweet. More of a triumphant blues than the gospel beauties from '72.
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Casey Jones
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Crisp, snappy, tight, nervy, jangled, amped up and jumping. Uh... what was that song about?
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 16, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

The DS is amazing, of course, but it's the PiTB that makes this 2nd set such a representative of the 'last great era'. The first reprise out of UJB in particular gives us the wild explorations and space pinball that I remember from this time. I listen to so much from the 70s that it's that much more of a pleasure to come back to these shows of the later Dead. This is a good show to pull out when trying to convince us 60s and 70s fans that there was still some magic and energy as late as '89.
Turn On Your Love Light
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Save this one up for a day when you need to get your blood moving and want to dance around the room like you did back in the day when you saw 'em live. Bobby and Pigpen go at each other like gangbusters and the effect is magical.
Cosmic Charlie
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Somehow the lyrics predominate here, instead of the more typical powerful rhythmic force of the song. Kind of a hybrid between the mellow of the earlier acoustic set and the psychedelic hard rock of the rest of the set.
The Other One
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

What they said: the reprise is something special. After starting subtle, it almost seems like it's petering out, and if I'm not mistaken they signal Cosmic Charlie to each other at just around 2:00. Something intervenes and it comes back around into a wild whirlwind. Hot stuff.
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