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1
Me and Bobby McGee
March 22, 1972
Academy of Music

Billy's high in the mix, and he drives. A perfect snapshot, with Bobby's sweet young voice in perfect form and a solid driven pulse throughout.
3
Mister Charlie
March 22, 1972
Academy of Music

High-voltage and up tempo shuffle. Great sounding C. Miller cleanup.
3
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

They push the energy up and up and up. Special transition into OMSN. An all-round high voltage jamming show. Underrated.
5
Big Railroad Blues
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

High energy, shitkickingly good. The energy in this is off the charts.
2
Good Lovin'
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

Pig on a ferocious rampage, the band sizzling hot behind him, and all this in the first set. This show deserves more love.

Comments

Dark Star
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Mellow or not, this one doesn't have a note or flam out of place. Everything is recording-studio perfect. What a beautiful night this must of been, full of the mahalo spirit of these magical islands.
Black Peter
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Here in Hawaii for work (!!!) and I just had a few minutes to tune in to some good old Grateful Dead, then remembered this show. Wow, just wow, this is a perfect version. The band is pristine and perfect, the vocals are aching and beautiful. I know I listed it here, and now I'm commenting on it, but jeez if any of you don't know about the Hawaii shows, I recommend you check out this beautiful version: They definitely flowed perfectly with the mahalo spirit. Historically important too, as these were the last shows with Tom Constanten, ending the Aoxamoxoa era and ushering in the Country Dead.
Tomorrow Is Forever
Oct. 23, 1972
Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

Comes as part of a nice down-to-earth half-set after the audience got slingshot past Mars with an epic Star. Donna sounds so good here - this was always her time to shine with Jerry.
Dark Star
Oct. 23, 1972
Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

Out of the chaos and violence of the crashing stars at the heart of this meltdown coalesces a resonant ohm unlike any other re-entry I know of from this era of enormous Dark Stars. What a wild ride these krazy kids got in Milwaukee on this night. It sounds like they're just about to go back into the melody and theme for another round when MHUT pops up in all its earthiness and probably helped more than one shaken head rediscover that both their feet were indeed still on the ground.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall