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Ripple
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Also just about pretty damn perfect too. Follows a super-macho Hard to Handle and the combination shows so much of the emotional breadth of the Dead.
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Tomorrow Is Forever
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

A sweet and rare country torch ballad showing off just what they were thinking bringing the Godchaux on board the bus.
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The Other One
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Heavy and Heady. Starts with super-charged explosions then melts into ballsy MAMU in under 8 minutes. Love the '71s.
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Truckin'
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Absolutely smokin' hard rocking swagger. Builds from a cool shuffle to a blisteringly hot rocker setting up Drums/TOO. Great show all around.
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Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

The band plays/signs together so well on this sweet one. The whole concert is brilliant.
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Playin' In The Band
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

Merryjerry is spot-on right. Musically, this show is the goods: And given it's place in the timeline, how could it be otherwise? Thanks now and forever go to Charlie Miller (WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!!) for giving us as good as we've got, but yeah... this show begins "completist only" but only for a song or two. Sometimes an unbalanced mix leads to fun results: check out Jerry's clear-as-a-bell harmonic accent at 2:15. Cool stuff.
The Wheel
Dec. 5, 1981
Market Square Arena

Forgotten just how insane the space is before this and how perfect The Wheel could be. For all my love of the early '70s, the '80s was in fact my era for going to shows and hitting the west coast tours - and when they were on, man, they were sooooooo on. Dreamish intro... yeah sure, but it's more like a dreamish re-entry from spacetime dilation and heavy heavy work. This is one of those times where it felt like the band didn't want to drop off too many heads in deep space without a gentle ride back into this sphere.
The Other One
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Very creative and semi-melted down jam into Peter. Nice rare sandwich. A bit dark, and, I imagine with Pigpen out, quite an emotional time for the band.
Stella Blue
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Agreed. One of the hidden gems of the year for this song.
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Keith is a little too high in the mix, over-saturating at points, but the overall effect is just fine. A great jam, and particularly interesting as it marks (to my ears) the first real indication of some new sounds and ideas that inform the Playin's of the era. This one just doesn't sound like Europe anymore, and it's on its way to the outrageousness we know and love from the 2nd half of '72. For those who think that Veneta is the apotheosis of Playin', (I don't, but it's pretty goddamned good, obviously) check this one out as one of its immediate predecessors.
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