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Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 29, 1968
Gulfstream Park Race Track

Do the boys always kill it in the state of Florida? Sure seems so...
17
Dark Star
April 23, 1969
The Ark

The DS is good, but really notable is what follows...Check it out for your own good
11
Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Groovin' liltin' tiltin' spillin' over with divine goodness
3
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

segues breathlessly into Mason's which is segued into China->Rider...blistering end to the 60s in Boston
4
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Feb. 15, 1969
Electric Factory

Jerry delivers vocally and lyrically...he really means what he says here

Comments

He's Gone
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

Just listened to this tonight and the death of Pigpen clearly still weighs heavily on the band, but they shrug the weight thru the joy of playing together and the memory of Pig...If you can't hear it, you might not be listening
Hell in a Bucket
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Right on silverlight. Both pretty awesome versions for sure
Brown Eyed Women
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Totally de facto...had never really given this one a solid listen...Glad I did. Came here to post it, and pleased to see it is already highly thought of cuz I really dug it. Crowd reaction after tells the tale. There's something different about this one
Samson and Delilah
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

This has long been one of my faves...it is most definitely rip-roaring to the max...it never fails to pump me up
Searchin'
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

This show rocks...definitely dig the Lee recording