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Not Fade Away
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Brilliant double Jerry/Phil solo. Who know that NFA could be such an exploration? A blazing 2nd set tour-closer from Spring '77. What else?!?
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Good Lovin'
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

That Bob and Jerry both get barnburning warm ups (Bertha then this) pays off throughout this immortal show. Don't just start with the 2nd set!
15
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Nice hot version. Not as tripped out as some and never melts down, but 18 minutes of fun.
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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 31, 1971
Ohio Theatre

Hard blistering acid rock with the '71 country vox. 6 minutes, but with the seeds within it that would become Playin' as we know it in '72.
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Uncle John's Band
Feb. 18, 1971
Capitol Theater

Energetic encore. Rolling drums and tight energy ending a brilliant show like they were ready for another set.
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Good Lovin'
April 10, 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College

Excellent and expansive jam that sounds like it was recorded inside Phil's monitors. Great study of the Zone. Much fun.
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

A funny show in some ways: The Dark Star almost seems like a warm-up for the magical jams later in the set. The NFA>GDTRFB>NFA is excellent and the Good Lovin' is off the charts. This Star is a beautiful short exploration, though. And I agree with SlowlyToo that there's a bit of a 'throwback' vibe with this show--Stephen two nights in a row for the Boston Heads. Edit here: Just listened again, and this Star definitely shines on its own. Short and sweet, but covers a lot of spacetime. Good one to return to for deeper listens.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Jerry does everything but eat his guitar on stage. Video is a must see.
Ship of Fools
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Beautiful wandering jam into it explores all of the melodic and harmonic structures of Ship of Fools before the song even starts. The deconstruction works, and the song is one of the strongest versions ever for it. May-June '74 is peak Dead, that's for damned sure.
Good Lovin'
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Gdtrfb's taste in this music is always excellent, so dig his picks, cause you wont ever regret it. Every Main Ten out there merits a big big up, but the bread here - not just the meat - is amazing.
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