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Casey Jones
Dec. 10, 1972
Winterland Arena

Rollicking and hard-charging good time set closer after a brain-melting Playin'.
2
Black Throated Wind
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

In spite of muffled sound in need of a cleanup, this one has all the swagger and triumph of the best of '72. BTW fans take heed!
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

Surprised not to see this here. The trans has extra oomph to it and the band sails along in perfect sync. Great fun.
4
Brown Eyed Women
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

Pristine and fun. There's a cogent, almost album-tight quality to it.
4
Loser
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

The mix is off at first, vocals lost, but hang in there and you'll hear one of Jerry's most heavy metal solos on Loser ever. Absolute shredder.

Comments

Dire Wolf
May 7, 1981
Tomorrow Coast To Coast with Tom Synder

What a rare treat. Sweet video of the performance on the "Tomorrow Show": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chADQBmosEQ.
Estimated Prophet
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Agree with Ernie5 - this is right in the sweet spot for the development of the song. Jerry's coda solo is a wild ride through the scrambled madness of the narrator. Bobby's voice in the C.Miller clean-up (I didn't get the box set!) is smoky and beautiful. For me this song has always been *the* emblem of '77 perfection and here it is on display.
Ship of Fools
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Sweet treat indeed. Jerry's voice is perfectly rescued in the C.Miller upgrade, and the band is a graceful waterfall behind him.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Nice angular sparkle to the whole jam here.
Deal
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Hot streak. This and the NMB before it just come ready to party. We know in retrospect the wall-to-wall peaks from April-May '77 but can you put yourself in the scene and imagine thinking... what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck just happened? Weren't these guys mellow just a few months ago?