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El Paso
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

You might think it a throw-away song, but they just burn it up so ferociously that you know they took it seriously....
3
Me and My Uncle
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Badass. Jer's right on top of it and the band is shitkickingly in your face.
13
Truckin'
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Long journey. Jer moves out of the nebulae toward HCS around 10:50, but the cosmos moved into Playin' instead. Epic indeed.
5
Tennessee Jed
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Damn fine set closer. Tight and right.
9
Sugaree
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Nice steady heady growing rocker on this.

Comments

Shakedown Street
Oct. 25, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

I'm going to put this one above Merriweather for Brent bringing on the funk, Bobby's tweaking wah, and just how much it brought me back to what was probably the first Dead song I ever knew by name.
Sugaree
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

This one swings with great purpose. It builds up and up, and blows up with a nice smooth climax.
Not Fade Away
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Philzone nirvana here. At a couple of points it almost sounds like he's forcing the band into a Supplication jam that never quite coagulates. Other than that, this confirms my hypothesis that the man has ten fingers on each hand. What a monster musician!
Let It Grow
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

I agree that that the Devils make this one special. It has that amped up and kicking on top of the beat feel of the speedy early 80s versions. The segue is smoother than "proper" sounding like a DJ blending two tracks as much as a typical GD transition.
High Time
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Jerry and Donna like a choir of angels on this one.