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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.

Comments

Weather Report Suite
Oct. 17, 1974
Winterland Arena

Deserves more love. Let It Grow just blasts off and leaves your jaw dropped. Hot hot stuff.
Wharf Rat
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

48 minute jam starts with Phil and Ned at their tweekiest. You've been warned, if that isn't your bag. (Not me, though, I dig that electric weirdness - you couldn't squeeze my pupils down to normal size even if you tried....)
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

Drops you through the wormhole right quick, this one. Not a beginner's 'Playin' by any stretch. (Don't try to convince a Dead skeptic with this big beast, oh no.) Goes in and through and out of many dark places, but the whole show is full of very outré jams and this really sets the tone for a big big show.
Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

There's a whole lotta music in here. Listened to it over and over, still finding new things in there. Outstanding, driven, tight and right.
Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 16, 1974
Winterland Arena

Goddamned double posts again. Sorry.