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Playin' In The Band
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Expansive and spacious with brilliant flashes. Has a few bad AUD patches in need of a fix but well worth the ride.
7
Friend of the Devil
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Short and sweet. Not lickety-split quick pickin' à la 1970-71 and certainly not a slow-as-cold-molasses 80's style either, but nice and right. A gem.
6
Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Unique version. Great vocals with Jerry singing backup. Classic '72 sound.
4
Good Lovin'
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Back from when this wasn't just a toss-off after Drums/Space. High voltage Pig.
3
Cosmic Charlie
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Not mellow. Not spaced-out sweetness, but a burning hot re-entry after a rocketship TOO.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Lots to grok here: I'm just discovering this one and listening to the whole sandwich on repeat. I'm mostly a pre-hiatus Playin' guy, from its '70 Main-Ten origins through to the 40+ min fusion masterpieces of 1974, but this honestly just kicks ass from end-to-end. The 'Arabesque' jam is well named - it evokes both the Blues for Allah period and the '78 Giza shows. Fun fun stuff.
They Love Each Other
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Has just a little more bite to it than the '76 versions, though still in the slower mode from the pre-hiatus ones. Flawless is right, as the man said.
Bertha
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Rock solid show opener. Tight from the start. That '77 perfection starts to shine brightly here.
Around and Around
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

B e s t o n e e v e r. Love how Jerry just doesn't want to stop and grinds out more and more and more.
Not Fade Away
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

Around 11:20 Jerry and Keith hit on a new riff that opened up the slow boil onto new terrain. Repetitious? Hardly.... They hit on something that just goes bonkers, turning NFA into hard acid.
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