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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.
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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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Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Just to clarify in case anyone is confused: Phil's two-chord modulation that evokes a proto-FoTM and leads Jerry into some FoTM-like riffing occurs between 05:10 and 05:45 on Mr. Charlie (Miller's) transfer, and not the link here, which starts with several minutes of dead air and tuning.
All Along the Watchtower
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Amongst the hardest rocking Jerry solos ever. They fly over this like the the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and it's mind-blowing to say the least. "Shredding" doesn't begin to cover it, it's more like "nuking" or "machine gunning" here. No secret that I don't get around to much 90s Dead, but this is undoubtedly a hot version from a hot show. Superior grade A+ top shelf jamming.
The Other One
June 20, 1987
Greek Theater

But then they just turn on a whisper into a feather-gentle Wharf Rat to make it all okay. They knew.
All Along the Watchtower
June 20, 1987
Greek Theater

Kicks off hard and furious. The Dead had been honoring Dylan since the early days, and there had been more and more in the setlists at this time in their history, so this first-time performance was pleasantly surprising but also seemed like the most natural thing in the world. They kill it here, also leading into a nice Wheel and a speedy-trip TOO that's nice and gooey.
Cold Rain and Snow
Jan. 3, 1970
Fillmore East

Quite different from others from this time: Could be a happy byproduct of the mix or perhaps they were experimenting with a slightly slower, mellower vibe but Bobby's fills and rhythmic touches give this a nice flavor.
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