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The Race Is On
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Lovely mid-tempo ensemble singing with Bobby, Donna, and Jerry audible (Keith too?). Great driving bass and piano.
12
Big Railroad Blues
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Fun, fast and loose in the joints.
24
They Love Each Other
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Clear melodic jamming, fun and uptempo.
33
New Potato Caboose
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Starts with gongs and cymbals in the cosmic dust of an outrageous TOO>Cryptical, then gears up and goes supernova for over 20 minutes.
14
Me and Bobby McGee
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

My new favourite version, and I never choose "favourites". Passionate perfect Bobby, the band so tight, Jer's perfect harmony, Phil driving it all.
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Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

A sweet spot for Dancin' in Sept. and Oct. '76, as they were clearly thinking it through and recreating it for the new era. This one is right there amongst them, and there's a very cool transitional and groovy jam before going into NFA. A great number here. For a cool description of this short era of Dancin' check out Matt Mulvihill's wise words at http://gratefuldeadprojects.com/Dancing_In_The_Street.html
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Kicks off a 70+ minute mega jam for the ages. Would love to know more about where the good boards are.... Fast and dark is right, but what follows is just pure, beautiful '76 Dead. If you don't know it, then prepare yourself for some love: PiTB>Drums>The Wheel>Good Lovin'>Comes a Time>Dancin' In The Streets>NFA>Dancin' In The Streets.
Turn On Your Love Light
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Another cruel cut here, as the Era Evangelist sez. Pity, too, as this Lovelight is full of great experimental jamming and fine grooves. Somewhere in the outer spheres the complete jam is still there. Oh well, the part that's here is just funkin' unbelievable. Mahalo !
Dark Star
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Certainly relaxed: It's Hawaii after all, and the boys sound blissed out even when ripping it up. The whole show sounds super intimate, like they were playing in front of a few hundred people at most. Any historians out there know more about how two HI shows show up in the middle of January? But relaxed or not, they sound very tight together and they work the Dark Star melodico-rhythmic theme for all it it's worth. A very nice version from a somewhat under-the-radar show.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Me thinks you may be off by a ten-spot, but no worries: This CC>Rider is sweet smooth surfing. Listening to December '69 and January '70 in sequence you can hear them smoothing out their sound and working on the harmonies that would characterize this great era and this version showcases it. The Hawaii shows strike me as pivotal in this transformation from the hard acid sound into the Country Dead sound that kicks off the decade.
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