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Stella Blue
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Beautiful comedown after an epic Eyes. Forgotten show or not, this is one of the best 2nd sets of the year - and that says a hell of a lot.
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Let It Grow
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Unique Dead with the whole horn section. In places sounds like Nigerian Juju pop from the same era (King Sunny Adé or Fela's big band). Very cool.
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Loose Lucy
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Sweaty funky and a little bit loose - just like the lady in the song.
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Bird Song
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Extremely beautiful version with some AUD problems. Sparkling melodicism out of the perfect collective mind. A forgotten diamond.
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Ramble On Rose
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Impassioned version like few others, with both Jer and Keith firing on all cylinders. Terrible AUD probs keep this show unknown, but worth a listen.
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Bird Song
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Listen through the muffled soundboard for a perfect statement of what Bird Song could be. Jerry's first solo is note-for-note perfect, followed by a swimming, swirling ensemble exploration both understated and clear-headed. Keith's cloudsounds are a thing of beauty.
Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

This is the Sugar Mag you've been looking for. This is the bliss. It's sooooo easy to overlook a Sugar Mag, but do you remember heads what it felt like to dance in a massive circle of love to a killer SM/SSDD with 15 or 20 thousand of your best friends all in sync and all in love? Give it a whirl, and remember how good it felt and feels....
Truckin'
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

Always check the Truckin' to get an instant report on how on the boys were on any given day. The excited screech (Bobby? Phil?) setting the fuse under Jer's solo at around 5:00 tells you all you need to know: This was a powerhouse for a band perfectly synced up and totally switched on. I think this show's only drawback is the bass-heavy channel mix with little keyboards. Other than that, this whole show is a gem and the Truckin' just rocks.
Box of Rain
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

I'd say this is the tightest one they'd ever played (except the record) to date. It's a bit faster, and the whole ensemble is perfectly tight around one of Phil's stronger vocal executions.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

This is unfortunately overshadowed by the two other brilliant Texas PiTBs right before it. On its own this one stands out like a time-machine and almost sounds like a '74 in terms of that electric-mojo Miles swamp voodoo vibe, especially with Billy K's phenomenal driving power. But taken as a trio, this November series of brilliant explorations stands out as one of those cool transitional phases where you just know they were thinking about the next further furthur spacetime for this wild vehicle. Pity about that cut though.
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