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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.
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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.
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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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Good Lovin'
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

You knew Good Lovin' could rock hard, you knew it could be a greasy sex party, but did you know they could take it so far out and back, bending it so much that you might think it was Dark Star - before Pig's rap? Now you do.
Dark Star
Aug. 16, 1969
Yasgur's Farm

Play this without the Woodstock banter before it and you'd swear it came from the '70 or '71 country Dead (excepting TC's organ, of course). It just doesn't convulse with explosive pyschedelic power like the great ones of the Live Dead era. It is, however, a beautiful and trippy star that never quite tips over the edge. It's a nice listen and deserves a bit more love.
Dark Star
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

A fascinating DStar. At about six minutes in Bobby and Billy seem to signal a 'The Other One' vibe and they riff in 6/8 time for a few minutes before digging into deeper space. Lo and behold, this is a rare instance where the TOO actually overtakes the Dark Star, with 30 more minutes of deep Dead later on. A great show.
Playin' In The Band
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

"What do I think" is not the right question, Heady Version. Maybe for this monster you should ask "where is your face now?" (Answer: stolen) or "how massively tripped are your balls after hearing this?" (Answer: well tripped indeed). Check it out my heady friends, this one rips.
Playin' In The Band
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

A big station on the way towards Playin's full realization as a jam vehicle masterpiece. The magic's in there, just ready to burst. Listen to how densely packed these 10 minutes are. Seems so much more....
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