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Promised Land
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Great, tight show opener kicking off the '72 run on the new box! Has a bit of that 'Cornell inertia,' as I like to call it...
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El Paso
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

Great version in the right part of the country for it! Keith teases the "Marines' Hymn" before they start...oorah! Man, I love '72...
1
Johnny B. Goode
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Fiery encore to wrap up this fantastic Fall '72 show!
2
Ramble On Rose
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

I tend to prefer these earlier versions when it was bouncy and didn't overstay its welcome...
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Promised Land
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Kicks off the second set in style after a stellar first set!

Comments

Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

Billy is absolutely nuts during the solo!
Dark Star
Oct. 26, 1972
Music Hall

Reminds me a bit more of the Europe versions than the Fall ones surrounding it somehow...not that they're all that different, I guess.
Morning Dew
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Fantastic version...way underrated IMO. The rubato feel they were able to achieve on songs like this in the one-drummer era disappeared post-hiatus...
Brokedown Palace
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

This is the only time DS and Brokedown were ever played side-by-side, let alone flowing into each other...
Jack Straw
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Like Veneta's EP, it takes on a different buzz coming out of an epic DS...