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St. Stephen
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

Totally overlooked. One of the prettiest mid-sections I know of, even if there isn't much of a jam section to it.
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Deep Elem Blues
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

Imagine how blown away the freaks were, expecting 'Alligator' and getting this stunning intro into the country Dead.
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Friend of the Devil
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

Really boys? Take the red pill and go back in time to this rowdy show. 2nd ever and Jer nails it after telling the crowd to "shut the fuck up".
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Casey Jones
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

Plugged in and slashingly ("thwok! thwok! thwok! thwok")! energetic opener for a rowdy crowd.
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Deep Elem Blues
March 20, 1970
Capitol Theater

Deep sounds from a pivotal moment in Dead History. A treat for AUD lovers.
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I Know You Rider
Feb. 25, 1966
Ivar Theater

You'd almost call this a Phil song at this point in the early history of the band. So cool to hear it in its infancy.
On The Road Again
Feb. 25, 1966
Ivar Theater

Pre-proto-Dead, and so so very cool. There's some debate around the date, but it's on the archive as the Ivar Theater, so what difference does it make! Jerry's voice is soooooo young.
Caution
Jan. 8, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Rippin' and trippin'. It's messy, wild and reckless.... with an edge-of-chaos intensity that can still blow your mind almost 54 years later. ^^Very cool note there about a possible influence on Tom Waits. No doubt about it, he surely heard the Dead in California in their early years. Cool association.
Can't Come Down
Nov. 3, 1965
Golden State Studios

Bob Dylan's influence on the Dead is evident from the lyrics and delivery of this oldest of the old demos. Harmonica, snarling vocals, proto-punk social commentary of the Highway 61-era. Anyone out there think they started listening to Dylan in the 90s???
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

The first one in over two years, covering both the hiatus and all of '76. They sound just a wee bit tuckered out in the first moments (this being at leat 4 full hours of music into the night) but they rock the ever-lovin' shit out of it by the end in a 'here comes '77' way that jut slays me.
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