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Black Throated Wind
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre
Flawless. It just leaves me breathless how good this show is.
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Friend of the Devil
Aug. 25, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre
Sparkles. Has an electric country sound that just crackles with energy. Perfect execution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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