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Sugaree
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

Fantastic show opener, meaning business straight out of the gate. Solid, swinging pulse and great keywork from Keith.
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Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Powerfully locomotive version with lots of fun behind it.
3
Mexicali Blues
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Extra pop and stomp all over this one.
4
Me and Bobby McGee
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Not everyone's favorite song, but I love it. This is an uptempo, airplay-tight, and beautifully sung version. Faster than most.
3
Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Turns on a dime from the cerebral extended PiTB jam into a coal-burnin' tight jam with force and power. Hot stuff showing off their limitless range.

Comments

Shakedown Street
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Go to the Charlie Miller cleanup and you get a great deal more out of Bobby's brilliant work gearing up Jerry and Brent's extensive jam. Jerry has an endless supply of ideas, bringing it on like ten musicians in a high-steppin' conversation with themselves.
Truckin'
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

I always say that listening to a show's Truckin' is the best way to tell how switched on they were on any given night. A lot of Heads overlook it, but done right - and this one is a fully heady 'done right' - Truckin' is the anthemic 'We are the one-and-only Grateful Dead' head-turner that put people on the bus for good (or for ill!).
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

As much as I love this show and this song and the stripped down '74 one-drummer coherency, it does sound a bit in places like they were struggling to hear each other through the monitors. There's just enough delay and scramble to make it a bit looser than probably intended. I'm just picking nits, but by Scarlet (next song) they're much more in sync. It's Europe '74 so it's all good. So much love for this show.
Not Fade Away
Oct. 20, 1974
Winterland Arena

Almost all of them? There's great energy, sure, and it's a famous show and movie we all love, but they sound disconnected from each other for about eight minutes before scrambling what might be the easiest lyrics in the whole repertoire. They do finally catch the groove, but then go into The Other One for 2.5 seconds before giving the Devils their due and letting Billy and Mickey loose. Sorry if this sounds snarky, but there are 100 better NFA's on this page.
Dark Star
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

So much to say again about this one, but really this melodic feedback transition into Sugar Mag hardly even counts as a 'meltdown'. It's a few moments of nerve-jangling tweaky bits at the end before it arrives in peace and beauty for a soft landing. Haven't you guys ever just taken a little bit too much, and passed through a hairy freak-out patch on your way back into the beautiful light? It's just like the lyrics describe: "reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis" and "mirror shatters in formless reflections of matter". The best DSs show us how to get into and back out of the hard part and this gives you just a wee taste rather than the whole deep dark dangerous shattering. I wouldn't change a note. If you want the really heavy dose of weirdness check this rarity out: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=550860