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Wharf Rat
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

3rd ever and it's a beauty. Show uneven at first, then comes together with Cryptical>TOO>Wharf for some righteous Dead, looking for their '71 sound.
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Cumberland Blues
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Along with every other bit of this concert, raging good time energy and virtuouso groupmind, aided of course by one of the most ultimate AUDs ever.
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Good Lovin'
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Stop everything you're doing and listen to this now. No really, do it. Now.
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Playin' In The Band
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Something happens to Playing' in Europe. Check 'em out, one by one and watch it grow. This one is the bomb. Outrageous shredding.
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Big River
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Listen to this, then listen again for Jerry's solo: Come back and tell me Big River is a "throw away" song, cause he damn-well tears it up here.
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Dark Star
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

This is a real killer. About seven minutes in, right after the first chorus, Jerry flips a switch and warms us up with a repeating rhythmic figure for about a minute that then blisters your brain like a flying Warthog. This is a muscular, aggressive, heavy jam. Acid rock - not peace and love.
Mountains of the Moon
July 10, 1969
Playboy After Dark

This was the show's release date. The Jan. 18th date above was the recording, apparently.
Mountains of the Moon
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

Slightly more muscular and driven than others, without the -> into Dark Star. It's the second-to-last time performed, too, as the date of the Playboy version is its release date rather than its recording. Why did they drop it? Such a beautiful sweet song, and interesting to me that they pulled it out for the '15 tour after all that time.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Slipknot teases sneak their way in perfectly just after nine minutes in this colossus of a jam.
Dark Star
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

cgarces is right again. The jam at 35 minutes is a focused Phil-driven Miles-inspired and Seastoned-predicting enormity. This is advanced Grateful Dead. Do not try to convince your new girlfriend to listen to this band with this one unless she's a already an avant guard conceptual artist or jazz drummer....
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