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Playin' In The Band
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Long and adventurous and moody (24+ min). First concert after Pig died. You can hear their sadness in places.
43
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

Soaring and majestic. Melodic soloing and tight group work. Unfortunately incomplete on the archive. Where is the rest?
48
Box of Rain
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

The band is playing all over this version. Great collective jam, Jerry and Keith sound great despite sound quality problems.
10
Cold Rain and Snow
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

High energy, tight and exuberent show opener on this epic (DP28) last night in one of the great months in Dead history.
4
Tennessee Jed
Feb. 24, 1973
University of Iowa

Balls out. Everyone on fire. Every song in this show is brilliant. Where's the rest of the show???
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

Sarcasm or not, that comment made my day. And unique or not, this MHUT is all about the Rio Grand section.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Perfect party topper. Glyn's right about this one. I always felt that they closed with U.S. Blues when they knew they'd just thrown a good party. Closing out an epic three-show spot at Winterland with this as the double encore means to me that they'd had a great time too.
The Other One
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

This one has a great arc to it. They cruise at warp6 for 10 hot minutes before leaving the jaw-grinding peak for a blissful spaceout. It's gripping as they find their way into Stella. Shout out to Keith, who just as they're coming into that peaceful interlude hits on a 4 over 12 vamp that I hadn't heard before, adding to the beauty.
St. Stephen
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

The outro jam is pretty special, warts and all. I love the few post-hiatus versions that have a clear "bell" jam before the last shout. Here it starts around 7:50 with repeating bass notes that sound like booming church bells, just like the lyrics tell us.
Promised Land
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Jerry is just ripping it up here, as he is throughout the show.
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