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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

Subtle power and perfect execution. The "retirement" shows are full of pure, clear playing.
6
Good Lovin'
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Relaxed (Hawaii, natch) vibe without a Pig rap, but the band sounds just outta sight and Pig is on. Good times here.
16
Black Peter
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Powerful vocals and a tight sound in front of what sounds like only 100 people.
4
Candyman
Feb. 1, 1971
Unknown

You've never heard anything like this before. Out take from American Beauty era, mis-dated on Archive, but absolutely wonderful.
3
Truckin'
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

A+ goddamned good, keeps me bobbing and weaving. Hard throbbing, and into a killer TOO, too.

Comments

Morning Dew
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Want to know what it means to mean it? Jerry means it here. The vocals and solo are heartfelt and full. Great reference to Bill Evans here, merryjerry, spot on. As part of the Playin' suite to start all suites, this is just glorious.
Morning Dew
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Want to know what it means to mean it? Jerry means it here. The vocals and solo are heartfelt and full. Great reference to Bill Evans here, merryjerry, spot on. As part of the Playin' suite to start all suites, this is just glorious.
Big Railroad Blues
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

This one is furthur, faster, and hotter than others of the time. Goes up and up and up. Jerry breaks into falsetto at one point.
Bird Song
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Subtle and soft by comparison to others from Fall '72, but full of dreamy drifting visions and mellow soaring.
Black Peter
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

In the right headspace, and when the band was on like it was here, Black Peter live was an extremely powerful collective experience of death and dying. I've always felt it to be one of their most psychedelic songs for this reason. If you've ever gone deep into its trance and felt yourself spreading thinner and thinner until your very molecules could no longer really be called "yours" anymore, only to find yourself reassembled and joyous once they pulled you back from the underworld and plopped you back into your body, then you'll understand: The crowd got taken for a long deep ride here.