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Let It Grow
July 13, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Gives you blisters on your fingers just listening to it. Great second bit coming after drums. Solid if not somewhat overlooked show.
8
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

A bit shorter and tighter than some, but brilliant, and part of an immortal set of primal blasting power.
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Dark Star
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Takes off on you for a deep and weird ride, then goes into a brilliant "The Main Ten" which just kills me its so good.
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El Paso
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

The boys were in a mellow mood tonight, and this one is the sweet and tearful-cowboy ballad it was written to be.
7
I Know You Rider
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Moody, pensive, and beautifully acoustic. Like no other. Unbelievably beautiful.
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Black Peter
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

A stand out Peter that should get much love. Driving pulse and almost a backbeat shuffle pushing it forward. Dig the uptempo Peters.
Wharf Rat
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

True beauty. Other great '71s: Dec 4 and 6 are enormous statements of where they were at, Nov 14 and Aug 23 for wild power, the Port Chester immortal Feb 20th, and anything from April, when they brought it out. I love the '74 Rat epicism, but '71 has a newness and purity that hits me hard.
Wharf Rat
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

True beauty. Other great '71s: Dec 4 and 6 are enormous statements of where they were at, Nov 14 and Aug 23 for wild power, the Port Chester immortal Feb 20th, and anything from April, when they brought it out. I love the '74 Rat epicism, but '71 has a newness and purity that hits me hard.
The Other One
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

One long strange ride that gets there right on time. Compare December 1 and 4 with December 10 and this magnificent beast and you come up with a good picture of just how expansive TOO could be. The earlier ones have the cowboy songs deep inside them, which gdtrfb EraE picks up on, with an almost-MAMU reprise that would certainly have left some confused Heads asking 'didn't they already play this?' (The November TOOs also dig out the cowboy roots pretty consistently.) but the 10th and 14th are a bit more about the hardcore deep psychonaut exploration. Makes me think that with Pigpen back and Keith up to speed it was time to just push on the gas and gooooooooooooooooo.
China Doll
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Beautiful harpsichord sound from whatever Keith was playing, gives this a fantastic, other-worldly sound. Dick's Picks 10 version.
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