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Playin' In The Band
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Really Heads? Not here yet? 21 minutes of super fine hotandheady jam. Blazing hot, capping off a year of just outrageous Playin' playing.
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Candyman
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

Don't know the '70s versions enough to say "unique", but check this one out for beeeautiful vocals over light-as-light sweet acoustic playing.
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Cold Rain and Snow
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

The boys start the show with all guns blazing. Seems like they'd open with this when they were most massive. Ahhhh, Winterland.
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Jack Straw
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The band has come together, the vocals are warm, the solos are sharp, so strap on boys and girls 'cause this show just ignites from here on out....
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Caution
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Great Caution, but absofreakinglutely outrageous feedback into the deep deep space and back. Face stolen, body floating -> Bid You Goodnight. Damn.
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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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