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Big Railroad Blues
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre
Hard chargin' driver here. They kicked this one in the pants.
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Sugaree
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre
A solid and sweet rockin' version. The band is smooth and tight, recording a solid A-
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He's Gone
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater
Donna's brand new and sounds good. Sorry haters, but she's on here: Check the sweet outro.
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Stella Blue
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater
Powerful and emotional, with great coherency and a tight structure. AUD cleanup in need.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater
Unfortunate cut in CC, but the Rider is tremendous. Needs a cleanup bad - Paging Mr. Miller, help out please!
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Playin' In The Band
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum
Starts with snarling opening lyrics, like and Bobby and Donna about to pounce out of their skins. This high energy gets tweaky with both the mentioned Keith weirdness and the two drummers in an outrageously perfect high-speed pocket behind Jerry playing the mad-scientist. His tone and mood are both hot and mellow. This is a sound I associate with an the best 'Playins' of '73, though Keith's effects and the melty-bits also evoke the much maligned Phil and Ned era of '74s. Maybe this is what others mentioned of having an "earlier Dead" feel to it. That said, this is no nostalgia piece and the outro is a hard-core crunching beast with a unique and hard rockin' sound .
Pretty Peggy O
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum
Oh jeez, this is a pretty one. It rocks - not like rock-and-roll rocking, but like a sleeping baby in a cradle in a safe warm boat on a gentle lake with a soft breeze just ever-so-lightly scented with a whisper of indica flowers.
Cold Rain and Snow
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse
They hit this show opener with some gusto - one of the reasons why it was always my favorite when they opened with it. I'm not sure if it's tape speed wobble or some tuning issues at first, but they seem to sort out the sound by the end.
Estimated Prophet
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum
These early versions had the madness in them. Though short, this one conveys 'cracking up' in a heavy way.
Deal
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum
Mid-tempo with a bounce and soft-shoe, but doesn't really lift off until the out-chorus. Clean and pristine... the '77 sound starts to really coalesce just about here.
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