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Scarlet Begonias
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Short succint and distilled to its '74 essence. Plus Donna's sexiest "Ohhhhhhhhh" ever.
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Brokedown Palace
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Sweet as honey. Holds together in perfect harmony and never drags.
2
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Pushes against the melody: Late '71 and the song's potential is about to burst free in the months ahead. You can feel it, and it's good.
15
Ship of Fools
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

For any SoF doubters out there, this one is as convincing as they come. Everything comes together nicely, and there isn't a single downer on deck.
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Loose Lucy
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

Faster than most. And mad funky.
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Comments

Comes A Time
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Stunning, and includes the soon-dropped key second verse. This is a really powerful rendition.
Comes A Time
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Pure beauty. Somehow this song musically came into its own later - '76 and '77 are just bursting with beautiful versions, to say nothing of great versions through the Brent era - but there's something about the younger Jerry vox that pumps the song full of significance and powerful emotion. Is this song about anger, remorse and forgiveness? These are hella strong sentiments with additional meaning for a younger, less tour-weary man, and different from a more aged, slicker man in later stages, if y'all dig where I'm coming from.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 27, 1971
Onondaga War Memorial

Some shows have a little bit more grit in the gears and it works like magic. Throughout this show it seems like problems in the PA made everything a little bit punchier and aggressive. (The jam in Truckin' show this off nicely too.) I love the loose '71 sound, but a bit more frustration and testosterone brings out that hard-rocking quality too. Nice one.
Not Fade Away
Oct. 27, 1971
Onondaga War Memorial

Beautiful '69ish China Cat teases throughout the Jam.
Dark Star
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Era Evangelist describes it well. Only thing to add is that about 11:00 into it they all come together in one mind and punch the hypersteller-overdrive button, leading to some glorious spontaneous combustion. One damned fine Dark Star.
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