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He's Gone
Nov. 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Ignore nay-sayers who think this show is only about the (jaw dropping) PITB and decide yourself, this version is pretty, pure and full of '72 love.
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Sugaree
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Hits that sweet spot between a shuffle and a ballad. Slight tinniness to Jer's Mike on my copy gives a nice swirling trippiness to it.
31
Playin' In The Band
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Tiptoes on silk spiderwebs across a silent field of pure cosmos. Won't blow you into pieces, but will free your head from this mere terrestial plane.
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Estimated Prophet
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Pure mind-expanding insanity, slightly sinister and tight in its off-kilter odd-metered way. Cool organ sounds from Keith. Well-rounded May, '77 show.
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Me and Bobby McGee
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Jerry yodels. Need I say more?
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Comments

Mountain Jam
July 28, 1973
Grand Prix Racecourse

Well this is just a thing of great beauty that every head should hear. It's rightly famous and legendary. We'd hear stories about this day from old heads still on the tour fifteen years later.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

I don't think this PiTB stands so much on its own, but because it book-ends a hour-plus of musical brilliancy, it really adds something. The outro definitely kicks ass, though.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

Anybody here heard the "Ethiopiques" series of extremely cool Ethiopian jazz and jazz-rock from the 1970s? There's some brilliant stuff there, which fits right into that feedback loop between the Dead, Miles Davis '74, and the spacey-weirdness of Blues for Allah. This Orange Tango sounds like it could fit right in with that series - and I have zero doubt that our boys were aware of that sound.
The Wheel
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

It's almost like they rushed out of the Playin' to get to this luscious beauty of a Wheel. It's long, full of delicious jam, and sounds like a sweet dreamish ride down a smooth highway while drifting off under comfortable blankets.
Let It Grow
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

So brilliant: I'd take this one to a desert island. Compared to the one on the 25th, this one is so much tighter at an even faster tempo. It never feels rushed, even though it's blazingly fast. Everything said about Phil on this is spot on. But listen closely to Mickey and Billy, especially around minute 08:00 and you know this is pure orchestral synchronicity. The transition into a 1st set GDTRFM is magical, plus you can pull this out for any stick-in-the-mud who complains that '76 is "too slow".
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