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Submissions

13
Playin' In The Band
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Long and adventurous and moody (24+ min). First concert after Pig died. You can hear their sadness in places.
43
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

Soaring and majestic. Melodic soloing and tight group work. Unfortunately incomplete on the archive. Where is the rest?
48
Box of Rain
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

The band is playing all over this version. Great collective jam, Jerry and Keith sound great despite sound quality problems.
10
Cold Rain and Snow
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

High energy, tight and exuberent show opener on this epic (DP28) last night in one of the great months in Dead history.
4
Tennessee Jed
Feb. 24, 1973
University of Iowa

Balls out. Everyone on fire. Every song in this show is brilliant. Where's the rest of the show???

Comments

Jack Straw
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Beautiful harmonies on the vocal here. Nice and tight energy.
Playin' In The Band
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

I think lining up the Playin's from '71 until the hiatus is a good a study as any into how the band kept evolving. E72 is one of my favorite eras from it too, and this one doesn't disappoint. Nosiree: It starts off a bit mellow and then builds a good head of steam. By minute six or so it's got the force of a rocket. Good pick.
Black Throated Wind
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

Way solid: One of those building and building versions that comes to a huge climax with everyone hitting it at once. Bravo.
Sugar Magnolia
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Keith, Billy, and Phil are in perfect synchronous mindmeld underneath Jer's note-for-note masterwork.
The Other One
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

This one left some scars in Lille: At times it's like the mother of all freak-outs by that friend who some friend brought and who had no business eating all that chemistry. Then spontaneously it's the soundtrack to another f'in movie and you're watching your own mind from another one, T h e O t h e r O n e to be precise. There's a hint of Spanish to it for a bit, but man they just went completely off the chain here. The whole show is a pleasure, not a false step anywhere.