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Ramble On Rose
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Jerry's vocals are rarely stronger. At one point he's growling it out like he's spittin' nails.
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He's Gone
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Kicking off a killer 2nd set, with a beautiful outro and a smooth smooth jam.
4
Jack Straw
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

In spite of some tuning problems, this one cooks. This whole set showcases Jerry's fast frets. Great stuff.
2
El Paso
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Sweet master class on background soloing with Jerry's lickety-split runaway desperado fretwork backing Bobby up.
6
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

This starts with understated, almost hesitant steps, then builds into a towering emotional rage. Its arc fits its words. Great stuff.
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Casey Jones
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

Crisp, snappy, tight, nervy, jangled, amped up and jumping. Uh... what was that song about?
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 16, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

The DS is amazing, of course, but it's the PiTB that makes this 2nd set such a representative of the 'last great era'. The first reprise out of UJB in particular gives us the wild explorations and space pinball that I remember from this time. I listen to so much from the 70s that it's that much more of a pleasure to come back to these shows of the later Dead. This is a good show to pull out when trying to convince us 60s and 70s fans that there was still some magic and energy as late as '89.
Turn On Your Love Light
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Save this one up for a day when you need to get your blood moving and want to dance around the room like you did back in the day when you saw 'em live. Bobby and Pigpen go at each other like gangbusters and the effect is magical.
Cosmic Charlie
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Somehow the lyrics predominate here, instead of the more typical powerful rhythmic force of the song. Kind of a hybrid between the mellow of the earlier acoustic set and the psychedelic hard rock of the rest of the set.
The Other One
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

What they said: the reprise is something special. After starting subtle, it almost seems like it's petering out, and if I'm not mistaken they signal Cosmic Charlie to each other at just around 2:00. Something intervenes and it comes back around into a wild whirlwind. Hot stuff.
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