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Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

Great forward, driving pulse to this one. Sounds like the had a blast playing it.
3
St. Stephen
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

Kind a chaotic mess, but with a shredding outro which extends the jam for 8 minutes. A strange, cool interpretation for SS fans like me.
11
Comes A Time
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry at his most angelic, comes after Bobby at his most satanic. Beautiful stuff.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 30, 1970
SUNY Stonybrook

The jam kickstarts the band around minute 3, and they go from sleepyish to electric haywire.
2
The Other One
Oct. 23, 1970
McDonough Arena - Georgetown University

Very hot transition from Truckin'. Short but powerfull, a fully-charged space cannon.

Comments

Easy Wind
July 1, 1970
Winnipeg Fairgrounds

From the great northern train trip featured in Festival Express, and also a hard drivin' solid rocker of a version.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Disgruntledgoat is right about the sweet and gentle way they would bring people back down to earth. Say what you will about their relationship to the fans, but the Dead knew about heavy trips and how the right kind of spin could clear out the dread. In my era I feel like "China Doll" filled this role, often after something jagged and scary... a little whisper to put it all back to right.
St. Stephen
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Good comment gdtrfb Era E. And that kind of rabbit-out-of-the-hat mix of possibilities is what keeps me coming back for more.
Dark Star
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

You can actually hear a man's mind being blown in the transition to Stephen. His "Oh wow" says more than this comment ever could. What more can be said? This is a wonderful piece of inspired music, from start to finish. Thanks Ken and Judy!
Easy Wind
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Line up all the Easy Winds from June '70 and you see how it progresses into super-gritty badass territory. This one deserves its place at the top.