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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Early Playin'>MHUT>Big River>Playin' sandwich. Worth it for the surprise bigbang key-changer from River into the wildassed 2nd Playin'.
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Let It Grow
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Liberated from the Horn Section, the boys let 'er rip. Standard fare until about 6:30, then Jer and Keith just explode into full immensity.
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Cumberland Blues
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Up and jumping, fast and precise version in spite of a few sound quality problems.
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Black Throated Wind
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Sound quality may prevent some from appreciating this show, but don't miss this one. Bobby gives it everything, everyone goes nuts behind him.
5
Sing Me Back Home
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Forgotten or overlooked, but melts-in-your-mouth sweet. More of a triumphant blues than the gospel beauties from '72.
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Good Lovin'
May 8, 1970
Farrell Hall (SUNY)

Possibly the worst AUD on the Archive, but worth every second and superlative in every other way. No Pig rap, but Jerry just owns it from beginning to end. Idea after idea flows out from the band at an outrageous tempo. Not for the AUDphobic at all. Tape quality is C-/D+ almost pure noise. But the May '70 college tour just after Kent State is as keyed-in a moment as you can find. This isn't just a completist show, but an important document worth your time.
Dark Star
May 8, 1970
Farrell Hall (SUNY)

Possibly the worst AUD on the Archive... and I love every precious second of it, and thank the intrepid Head who thought to smuggle his or her dictaphone into the show to preserve this gorgeous masterpiece. ADVANCED AUD tolerance required. This lovely goes out far and fast and never looks back. Listened to in the context of a sublime college-gym tour around it, and hear this DS as one of the best of the year. Get past the AUD parts and you won't regret it,
Dark Star
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Dark Star "inside out". The jam leads into, rather than away from the great theme. 20+ minutes of beauty reaching outward and inwards until it comes back to those mysterious and transitive notes.... Is this the only one like this? Did they ever jam it inside out like this before or after?
Playin' In The Band
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Damn, hvd, you're a poet. That sums it up nicely. I'll also say on relistening that this is exactly what I needed/felt when I said "I haven't been listening to any '73 lately" and went a-looking to scratch my itch. This is a perfect example of how the peaking sounded in this era.
Cumberland Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

To call this energetic would be a colossal understatement. How about outrageously freaking off the chain? How about licketysplit white lighting? Have fun and try to hang on!
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