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Playin' In The Band
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Hard-driver with intense 10/4 jamming throughout. Phil and Billy give it extra oomph. Great mix with Keith and Jer up front and clear.
4
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

One of those rare ones where China Cat plods a bit and they move into a blazing hot Rider. Great show all around, too.
19
Candyman
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Keith plays beautifully on this.
7
Brown Eyed Women
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Like with all Winter '73s the band is in excellent form. Bobby's slashing chords behind Big Jer just make this one an uptempo gem.
8
Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Sweet and lovely. Jerry's virtuoso fillagree behind Bobby's smooth-as-smoke vocals just slay me here.
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Franklin's Tower
June 7, 1975
Bob Weir's Studio

I mean track 3 on the Archive. I haven't gotten to the two or three other versions on this date. What a treasure.
Crazy Fingers
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Some of the clearest ensemble playing on this notoriously difficult song. The form, chord changes, meter, and pacing (slower tempos, but still shredding) make this a beast to perform tightly, but they nail it here. Perhaps my favorite GD lyrics of all times, depending on my mood.
Crazy Fingers
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Mysterious, other-worldly, contemplative, and beautiful. What a treat.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

The Lightnin' kicks of with a growl. Bobby's really biting down hard on it, but it's short and they almost immediately bring it way down, almost to a whisper, then proceed to build it back up again until it's just a raging party. No one but the boys could jam in this meter and make it so fun, so damned jagged yet smooth at the same time, turning corners so quickly. The musicians out there know just how tough these two songs are to get into flow.
Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Expansive jam, it stretches out and goes and goes and goes. It brings me back to all those great Scarlet's back in the day.... I close my eyes and there I am, so many years back, dancing with 10,000 of my closest friends. Scarlet was always welcome.
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