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Black Throated Wind
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Flawless. It just leaves me breathless how good this show is.
31
Friend of the Devil
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Sparkles. Has an electric country sound that just crackles with energy. Perfect execution.
28
Black Peter
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

An ultimate performance. Jerry's voice is in perfect shape. Powerful, chilling version that will make your hair stand on end. Shamefully overlooked.
16
Loser
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Powerful tight playing. C.Miller cleanup, boys playing the 1st set like their lives depended on it. Peak Dead.
19
He's Gone
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Note for note precise, beautiful playing. The outro is lovely and doesn't descend into madness. Donna gives it a nice gospel touch.

Comments

Bird Song
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Crunchy power-vibe to this one. Doesn't quite have the floating, mesmerizing effect of some others, but instead a more hard-rocking feel. Special.
Mexicali Blues
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Damn right!
Sing Me Back Home
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This is perfect in every way. I don't know what bug crawled up someone's ass to turn this into a way to talk smack about Pigpen, but whatevs. Pig adds a beautiful mellow and understated whooshing touch behind the perfect harmonies. There's a reason they played it together, guy.
Morning Dew
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Hearing this in it's total sequence is so mind-bendingly glorious that I can't imagine why it took me so long to get back to this one. What a goddamned triumph to what was arguably the most consistently brilliant tour of their history.
The Other One
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Dude420 is 100% right. This is their farewell kiss-of-weird to Europe. The band was never the same again, and here's a love letter.