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10
King Bee
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Overlooked. Fine fine Pigpen here. Warm voice, swagger and just enough whisky-soak on the sound.
8
Cold Rain and Snow
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Firing on all cylinders. Hot ensemble singing. Great sound.
10
Cumberland Blues
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Beautiful, tight show opener. Incomplete recording of this show on the archive. TC's last show, too.
8
Hard to Handle
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Classic "single" version, meaning shorter and more compact than the '71 hyperspace megas.
4
Dire Wolf
Jan. 17, 1970
Oregon State University

Cuts in, but otherwise sublime. This and the night before's are almost studio-quality perfect.
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Comments

Crazy Fingers
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Spanish Jam in the outro is so beautiful. What a treat the heads got in Boston.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Great up-and-jumping opener and you can tell from the first moments that they were much tighter than the previous night. Both are great and classic shows, but they're just musically more in sync to this head's ears.
The Music Never Stopped
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Beautiful interlude section before the last out jam. Jerry's cruising at high speed behind the swimming ooohs and ahhs in great beauty.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

The Help is not as strong or tight as others, and kind of hollows out at one point, but the Slipknot more than makes up for it by getting good and weird. Keith on the Rhodes gives it that great '74 wicked voodoo sound and plays up great phasing effects with Bobby around minute six. The band is waaaaaay loose, but it all sort of comes together. There's something like mic. static or a blown monitor at one point, but even this contributes to the journey.
Scarlet Begonias
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Has that verge-of-chaos feeling where the jam takes off in 100 different directions while the pulse moves you closer and closer to a full-on dance trance. Nice catch.
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