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Cryptical Envelopment
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

A well delivered Cryptical opening a psyhadelic flood gate for a very strong single kit drums and an adventurious Other One.
2
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

This is an early stripped down version. There's no extended jam, or Donna screaming, just the basic song, deliverd well!
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Not Fade Away
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

Single kit opening, Phil comes in changing the bass line then transitions into a tasty, energetic Not Fade Away on a Goin Down the Road sandwich.
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Truckin'
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

First song of the first show of Micky's hiatus from the band. Billy more then makes up for his absense, providing a hard, rolicking, steady beat.
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Tennessee Jed
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

A must listen Jed!
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Comments

Morning Dew
Oct. 22, 1967
Unknown

Agreed, across the board. Pigs contribution on this can't be understated. Bobby's adding a mellow, but audible, background to Jerry's aggressive attack. Energetic delivery by all on this one. I have somehow missed this one. A real 67 treasure, for sure.
Candyman
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

Phil is really driving this one along at a perfect pace for this song. Strong vocals by Jerry and good harmonies by Bobby and Donna. I love the guitar embellishment that Jerry is doing between the vocals, toward the end of the song. Strat magic right here!
Dire Wolf
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Slowing this song down makes it more of a pleading, country ballad. And appropriately, Jerry is getting a rich, twangy tone out of Wolf. This is a nice, unique version of Dire Wolf!
Althea
Nov. 4, 1979
Civic Center

This one's nice and slow, accentuating the lyrics, which Jerry delivers with strength and clarity. Brent adds some nice, spare piano work while Bobby is adding some haunting slide guitar and Phil and the drummers drive this along at just the right pace. And of course, Jerry was laying down some tasty solos, thanks to the 3 month old Tiger. This one could use some votes.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

You can hear the newly initiated Keith, finding his place in the solo pecking order. By this time Jerry was taking all of the major solos by himself. In time they would trade solos seamlessly. It's interesting to hear the very early days of Keith fitting in with the band. Phil is really driving this one along at a lively pace, every one else follows along nicely. Overall, this is a really good version of this song
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