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St. Stephen
Feb. 4, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Very cool NFA sandwich. It works well this way.
4
Dire Wolf
Feb. 1, 1970
The Warehouse

Starts with the chorus instead of the verse and a funny banter intro. Sweet version.
5
Katie Mae
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

As deep and simple a beautiful blues as they ever did. Pig's got the spirit of the Delta here alright. What a treat.
6
I've Been All Around This World
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

Simply gorgeous.
5
Little Sadie
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

Upvote for all Little Sadies, of course, but this one is special. Subtle, understated, and delicate: Jerry is barely whispering the lyrics. Beautiful.
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Its All Over Now
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Bobby's voice at the Palladium is just perfect and it adds even more to this honky-tonk two-steppin' version. There's something about his mic and mix at this period that brings out richer timbres and his natural melodiousness, not only his growls and howls. Let's give Bobby his due amongst all the other hyperbole about 'peak Dead' from the Spring of '77. This is simply bee-yoo-ti-ful, and with both Jerry and Donna harmonizing the out chorus it makes a case for best ever, for sure.
The Music Never Stopped
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

How new was Keith's synth technology in '77? Strings must have seemed like they came from Mars for the trippin' heads, the bug-eyed, and the two-dimensional.
Around and Around
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Accelerando !!!! A c c c e l e r a n d o !!!!!!!!!!!
The Wheel
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Jerry pops the clutch with a power chord to get this in gear before that semi- gets moving up the highway.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

The transition is so beautiful. Not to be pedantic, but FoTM had just entered rotation and had only been played five times since being introduced just a month earlier. Scarlet had been played without Fire for all of '74-'76, so the heads would be gobsmacked by the brilliant transition, but not necessarily the cool pairing that we find anomolous today. There are some brilliant standalone versions of Scarlet out there: My favorite is probably June 9, 1976.
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