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Playin' In The Band
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Mindblowing jams reminiscent of the massive '72s. Check out Jer and Phil interplay around 10:00.
5
Loose Lucy
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Third time performed and still a bit loose in the joints, but tighter and funkier than Dane County 2 days earlier.
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Playin' In The Band
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Mellow in places, shredding in others, goes in and out of off-the-rails trippyness but doesn't meltdown. Why isn't this one already here?
7
El Paso
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Brilliant, lightning-speed Jerry soloing behind Bobby. Worth many a listen in a great great show.
9
Scarlet Begonias
Sept. 30, 1976
Mershon Auditorium, OSU

Fun and enthusiastic, if not just a little loose in the joints. Good energy and a great show all around.

Comments

Good Lovin'
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

You knew Good Lovin' could rock hard, you knew it could be a greasy sex party, but did you know they could take it so far out and back, bending it so much that you might think it was Dark Star - before Pig's rap? Now you do.
Dark Star
Aug. 16, 1969
Yasgur's Farm

Play this without the Woodstock banter before it and you'd swear it came from the '70 or '71 country Dead (excepting TC's organ, of course). It just doesn't convulse with explosive pyschedelic power like the great ones of the Live Dead era. It is, however, a beautiful and trippy star that never quite tips over the edge. It's a nice listen and deserves a bit more love.
Dark Star
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

A fascinating DStar. At about six minutes in Bobby and Billy seem to signal a 'The Other One' vibe and they riff in 6/8 time for a few minutes before digging into deeper space. Lo and behold, this is a rare instance where the TOO actually overtakes the Dark Star, with 30 more minutes of deep Dead later on. A great show.
Playin' In The Band
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

"What do I think" is not the right question, Heady Version. Maybe for this monster you should ask "where is your face now?" (Answer: stolen) or "how massively tripped are your balls after hearing this?" (Answer: well tripped indeed). Check it out my heady friends, this one rips.
Playin' In The Band
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

A big station on the way towards Playin's full realization as a jam vehicle masterpiece. The magic's in there, just ready to burst. Listen to how densely packed these 10 minutes are. Seems so much more....