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Let It Grow
Sept. 15, 1973
Providence Civic Center

Phil's rippling fills. Full horns. At 8:00 a wild turkey (???) starts gobbling next to a mic and Jer responds mid-solo. Weird, chaotic and shredding.
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Weather Report Suite
Sept. 15, 1973
Providence Civic Center

Historical oddity. Flute accompanyment to part one and full horn section throughout. Not everyone's cup of tea, but interesting.
3
Truckin'
Sept. 15, 1973
Providence Civic Center

An oddity. A ballsy Truckin' with full horn section. Weird fun in its odd way from a forgotten show.
3
Bird Song
Sept. 15, 1973
Providence Civic Center

This one and the one 3 days earlier are both inventive and experimental - really soaring. Rough AUD though.
1
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 15, 1973
Providence Civic Center

1st set suffers from rough AUD, but this Jed soars. Jer rages, building it into a triumph. Headphones only.
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Comments

The Other One
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

Beautiful and hard charging version with a mysteriously perfect segue into MAMU, but it's the outro that just slays me with its mysterious and light-as air melodic jam before the power finale. Strong stuff here, know your dose.
Playin' In The Band
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Good call cgarces! I love this one.
Me and My Uncle
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

There are passages in the Dark Star hinting that they knew exactly where they were going with this brilliant TOO>MAMU>TOO sandwich. Keith's honky tonk piano, like it does in the Mexicali Blues earlier is just perfect here, and combined with the heavy trippin-balls Other One vibe makes this a standout version.
Mexicali Blues
Nov. 6, 1971
Harding Theater

Acid carnival, complete with honky tonk piano, wild chaos, and a dubious narrative ringleader.
Comes A Time
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

Beautiful version, but it isn't the only time they sang the 2nd "when words come out" verse. It's there in every version from the song's about a month earlier. I think it's really the key verse for to the meaning of the song, and makes me think about times when my anger took me over and left me regretting my actions. Without it, the "feel nothin' at all" lyrics take on a darker sense altogether (in my opinion). I wonder if they took it out when it seemed like the song was a bit long for a mid-set ballad. I just love these early versions in any case.
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