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5
Loose Lucy
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

Brilliant vocals. Jerry stretches it out. Funky, sexed up version.
2
They Love Each Other
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

Less reggae than the Spring '73 versions, this one is fully rockin'. Jer's on, both with vocals and solos.
13
The Other One
Sept. 21, 1973
The Spectrum

A must-hear. Goes through four or five melodic/rhythmic innovations, odd time sigs and a MLBesque jam outro. Avoid Lai's version with a nasty cut.
5
Truckin'
Sept. 21, 1973
The Spectrum

Stunning w/ great Phil solo into TOO. A 2nd set from heaven: LIG>He's Gone>Truckin>TOO>Wharf Rat. Don't be put off by 1st set flubs, listen to this!
9
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 21, 1973
The Spectrum

Subtle, simmering, with slow, steady intensity. To my ears this show has mix issues and needs re-work - but definitely worth it.

Comments

Drums
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Answer my own question: apparently Ken Kesey and others were sitting in, according to the good folks over at the archive. What a time they must of been having, eh?
Not Fade Away
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

To grok this beautiful monster with its odd slow groove intro you've really got to hear it emerge from the ultra goo of the 19:00 Drums before it. This is massive stuff: the Dead had performed NFA over 200 times by this point; they could phone it in if they wanted to, but no: they find some obscure filament connecting it to a subtle hint of the groove deep in a free flowing Drums, and so what do they do? They play it differently, that's what they do, reconstituting it, shaping it into something new. Not Dark Star or Playin', but Not freaking-Fade Away, their clap-along love anthem to the fans. Bravo. John Cipollina and whoever was blowing blues harp give it a nice spin, too.
Samson and Delilah
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Kicks off the set like they mean business. Killer version.
High Time
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Glad you dig it Unstrucksound. Hating on Donna Jean isn't my bag and we give credit where credit is due.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Lost this cassette over 20 years ago and just hearing it again. It's even better than I remembered. A bit slower than others from the time? Maybe they were holding the tempo down a touch, knowing that they had all night to go and over three hours of solid to come. In any case the soloing is the stuff of pristine, lucid dreams and the energy is full of love.