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Box of Rain
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Having held "sing something Phil" banners, I always had a soft spot for BoR. This one is tightly played and powerfuly sung. Good stuff!
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Uncle John's Band
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Hard rockin' version coming after a deliriously epic 2nd set suite. Crunchy and powerful.
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He's Gone
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

A long, smooth outro allows for a little musical discussion whether it's going to TOO or Truckin'. Great stuff that must have stolen many faces.
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

This CC is so sweet and much longer than others of the era before signaling the >IKYR, with lots of room to stretch out and find the sound.
3
Sugaree
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

So smooth, so warm. 2nd song in the show, and they sound like its late 2nd set. Gem of a show, gem of a song.
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Comments

Cassidy
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Thanks Darkstar67, you can alwaysI trust a Miller source. I'm giving this set another day's listening. This has got to be one of the best hidden 'off the beaten path' extended 2nd set jams ever, with over an hour from Playin' all the way to Around and Around continuous.
The Wheel
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Much more powerful on the vocals than many of the others around this time. They really belt it out as an ensemble and it's brilliant. The whole 2nd set is jaw-dropping.
Scarlet Begonias
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Just sublime. An absolute punch-up beeyute of a standalone Scarlet. I know this is sacrilege to some of you, but I really appreciate the standalones before Scarlett was ankle-chained forever to FTM. Now I love those too, don't get me wrong, but finding SB as a set-closer (this one), or somewhere between others songs in a long jam (check her out on 15 June 1976 in between Sugar Mag and SSDD) gave it a lot of freedom that somehow got lost later on. Just sayin'.
Pretty Peggy O
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Really should be higher. This has a strong pulse, sweet soloing, and a powerful rocking feel.
Brown Eyed Women
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

You can hear them develop a new sound for this song on both this one and the version from the 14th. There's no other way to describe it, but it's the first real indication to my ear of where they'd be by the beginning of '77, more crisp, more clean, and much more polished.
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