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Sugar Magnolia
May 24, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Man, they're having a blast. Totally firing on all cylinders, and clipping along at 90mph. Great stuff.
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Tennessee Jed
June 17, 1972
Hollywood Bowl

Solid rockin' version with a cruisin' pulse and tight ensemble playing at high energy.
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Black Throated Wind
June 17, 1972
Hollywood Bowl

Back from Europe with all the polish and power of a masterpiece: They've perfected the arc and emotional nuance. Miller cleanup is best (duh).
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Sugar Magnolia
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Gets pretty hard rock in places. This whole show, actually, has a high voltage rock vibe unlike all others on the tour. Underrated show all round.
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Big Railroad Blues
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Utterly gobsmacked that this ain't here yet: It's a furious barnburner. Full of get up and go.
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Cumberland Blues
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

Jerry sounds like he's got twenty fingers. Look up "shredding" and here it is.
Looks Like Rain
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

This was the first one ever as the Dead. Did Bobby Ace play this "solo" before the Dead owned it? It has really interesting two-voice harmonies (pre-Donna) in addition to Jerry's glorious pedal steel playing. The mix is a bit funky, even with Miller's masterful cleanup, but it highlights the great guitar work, so that's nice too. Even though this isn't everyone's favorite song, this one is a great historical piece worth a second spin.
Playin' In The Band
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

It's blisteringly hot, has the hard-edged guitar sound that characterizes the outrageous explorations of Playin' across the '72 tours, leading to the great August shows in Berkeley and Venata, and then of course to the centerpiece role Playin' played in '73-'74. This one's historic if only for the clear fact that they must have rehearsed the fuck out of it between the January 2nd version, which still vamps the "The Main Ten" theme, and this one, which launches out of a martian pinball machine and lands in your medulla oblangata like nobody's business.
You Win Again
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

First song in the set that shows the great alignment of this line-up so early into Keith's run. The set is otherwise pretty much a lunatics-running-the-asylum kind of affair.
Good Lovin'
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

I suspect a lot of heads don't make it to the second set, but they should. This is a special version in need of a bit more love. After a first set filled with chaotic mistakes (the lyrics seem to take a beating), they come storming back and mean business. The MLB segment is extra special, giving an indication of how Pig might have fitted in as the band started stretching way out. Check it out.
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