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17
The Other One
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Bursts out with mega mic'd horsepower. Lifts you out of your chair and pins you to the wall. Derserves many fans.
6
Cumberland Blues
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Sweet version, great harmonies lots of fun. The whole show's a must have for fans of the early stuff.
14
Morning Dew
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Blasting, enormous, fully psychadelic early Dead show opener complete with cool TC organ, massive gongs and great vocals.
19
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Outrageous 3rd Set madness with the Allman Bros, inside an amazing NFA.
31
Bird Song
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Soaring solid and focused version from one of the top shows of the year.
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Comments

The Other One
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

The Brubeck comment is great. Funny thing is, it's a straight 6/8 jam that sounds like 7/4, starting around 07:20. Magic in any case. The Cryptical is hardly even present though, so hard to really consider it complete. It was the last time they played it until the '85 experiments. If anything, the odd-angled jazz jam in this TOO emphasizes how far they'd come from the psychedelicore Crypticals of '69 and '70.
Bird Song
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Bobby master class here. The mix has him nicely audible and it's a fun switch from the era in which he's usually hard to find, but unfortunately the whole sound is over-compressed with a lot of tape wobble. I'd nominate this one to Grandmaster Miller for a re-mastering and clean-up if anyone has his phone number, pretty puhleeze.
Mexicali Blues
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

...and Billy drives the band like a man possessed. More a triple-time march than your usual polka. Good to see this oft-overlooked number here.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Papa bear voice, coupla' years ahead of time. The band is beautiful behind them, and Donna makes a nice Ri-o contribution in a raging outro.
Ramble On Rose
May 5, 1991
Cal Expo

I dig, Crackstraw, I dig.
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