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Black Throated Wind
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Get past murk with good headphones and you find a gem: Bobby's vox perfect, the arc powerful, Jer and Keith possessed.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Uptempo, and with a hard swagger, with a beaut of a Rio section. 2nd ever, sounds like they're still settling on the vibe.
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Black Throated Wind
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Solid, emotional version. Bobby was on.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

From blisteringly hot, into a sweet-and-light outro > OMSN, turning on a dime. Great fun.
4
Chinatown Shuffle
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Rip-roarin' version. The 2nd set perks up quite a bit after a sleepy 1st. Pig was still on.
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Promised Land
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Rip-snortin' kick off. High energy right out of the gate.
Sitting on Top of the World
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Final version ever, according to setlists.net, and the absolutely nailed it. I always wondered why this up-and-jumper got culled from the repertoire. It's up there with the most emblematic sounds from their early period, but there it is... out with a bang at the end of Europe '72.
Comes A Time
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Yeah... that organ is beautiful. I suppose that's Pigpen, not Keith. Something about the chordplay has his fingerprints on it. Does anyone know more about this?
Dark Star
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

I don't want to be pedantic or anything, but the comments above spread a confusion: This is definitely a "Feelin' Groovy" jam, and not a MLB. There's a good essay about this, with some pretty comprehensive lists of all the early name-brand jams over at deadessays.blogspot . Either way, this one always slays me. What a piece of music!
Truckin'
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

The set starts a bit shaky, but this jam goes on to deliver the goods. Nice one, even if they start off a bit loose. Plus it's a master class for any bass players out there on how to comp it and stomp it: Phil is a monster all over this, and high in the mix.
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