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The Other One
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Hot and smoking extended jam with MAMU inside, then long jam into Black Peter. Play LOUD !!!
2
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Bobby's on, tight version. Short - but you can hear hints of where Playin' will go in '72.
14
Mountains of the Moon
April 22, 1969
The Ark

Mysterious movement from acoustic to electric inside this gem. Moves into a great Darkstar.
23
He Was A Friend of Mine
April 23, 1969
The Ark

Long mellow intro to a slammin' all out great show. Dig this.
58
Here Comes Sunshine
Nov. 30, 1973
Boston Music Hall

Lots of fun with solo after solo going in all kinds of directions.

Comments

Dark Star
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Not just a trip down memory lane, but a great demonstration of how far they'd evolved in two years after the peak TC era. It also sounds fucking great and twists and zigzags wildly and would have just been perfect to peak along to with a few thousand close friends....
Morning Dew
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Note for note perfect. May be my favourite of all time. I just keep coming back for more again and again. Love how it drops all the way down to pianissimo, just a delicate little whisper over the unmistakeable chord changes, then rises up and burns the multiverse into a smoking crater.
Hard to Handle
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Most pleasing and excellent. A right hot jam.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Remarkable for how it's interwoven between everything else in this brilliant set, but simply amazing for the intense musicality and complex collective interaction during its jams.
Playin' In The Band
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

They're still building it into what we know from '72 onward, and listening to them in sequence is a great ride. This one stands out from others of the time for exploring a slower, unfamiliar groove. Sounds a bit more like the original "Main Ten" than others in April '71. Interesting and fun.