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Tennessee Jed
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Solid grooving version. Jerry's final solo builds up nicely.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

China Cat is a slow, bumpy, and chaotic mess, quickly ended. Follows a beautiful Feeling Groovy and long Rider. Good to see the boys quick recovery!
15
China Doll
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Very sweet and sorrowful. A beautiful version.
5
Let It Grow
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Tighter and a wee bit faster than the previous night's debut, played with more confidence and just exactly perfect.
9
Jack Straw
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Sweet version, very tight and mellow groove: Love the 70's outlaw buddy-pic vibe.
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Comments

Hurts Me Too
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Pig is in perfect form for the whole show.
The Other One
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Tremendous, inventive, deep. They slowly build up, break down, zap, phronk, tweek, and splat into cozmik goo - all before the melody begins. It isn't all bad craziness either. There's a beautiful, traipsing feel in places, Keith leads into one around 12:30. The whole thing is the definition of "epic headiness".
Two Souls in Communion
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Jerry and Bobby. Listen to Bobby's support, he's like Pigpen's lifeline. This song is enigmatic and hard to hear sometimes. Pig drops the swagger and shows some desperation behind the desperado persona. How sad that this breakthrough into deep emotion comes so close to the end of his short short life.
Looks Like Rain
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

For a song that can be cringeworthy at worst and a bit cheesy otherwise, this one rates really high for me: Jerry on pedal is a sure thing, but beyond that, the whole ensemble is strong, and the band pulses as one. This whole run at the Academy is pure top-shelf Dead, and here's another beauty.
Black Throated Wind
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Triumphant finish to this one.
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