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Cold Rain and Snow
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center
Burning solid show opener. I keep coming back to this one.
7
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial
Totally overlooked show, but blazing hot and extraordinary jams. Everything here that make '73 what it is.
5
Mama Tried
May 1, 1970
Alfred College
Perfect. Sweet harmonies, sweet country pickin'. Good times acoustic.
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Candyman
May 1, 1970
Alfred College
Mellow accoustic goodness - sweet and evocative. The whole set is 1970 amazingnessiosity at its headiest.
5
Me and My Uncle
March 24, 1970
Pirates World
Playing down to their last allowed second, the boys squeeze a tight (top-40 levels) hard rockin' version. Killer end to a great little show.
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Black Throated Wind
Oct. 25, 1973
Dane County Coliseum
BTW at its best. This accelerates in a perfect arc from its tentative and sheepish first lines of regret walking the blue highway towards its outraged manic triumphant 180° turn. Go back and get hurt again, Bobby, do it....
Big River
Oct. 25, 1973
Dane County Coliseum
Jerry's solo at 3:30 is a pristine three-chorus example of soloing over changes. Just killer, it is.
Cryptical Envelopment
Jan. 26, 1969
Avalon Ballroom
All about the reprise. This one cooks.
Caution
Jan. 25, 1969
Avalon Ballroom
Powerful doesn't begin to describe it. This is the Dangerous Dead, though pretty short for the era. This is the era when the Avalon would hold them to one-hour sets and the night before they cut off the electricity, so perhaps they were reigning it in.
Alligator
Jan. 25, 1969
Avalon Ballroom
Starts a little unfocused, but comes out of the drum solo and transitions into Caution with blow-your-hair-back force.
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