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Big River
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Phil and Bill sound like a runaway box car in an Appalachian mine! Heady interplay during the solos.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Cool chording from Bobby and a very restless Phil during the verses, then Billy and Keith fire off the jack hammer at the end of Jerry's lyrical solo.
1
Me and My Uncle
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

This one is pretty unique for a song that didn't change much night to night...
2
Sugaree
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Excellent version highlighted by a very jittery Billy with lots of ghost notes on the snare! Slightly botched ending, but otherwise great...
1
El Paso
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Billy really steals the show on this one...tosses in a variety of grooves, all to great success.
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Comments

Mexicali Blues
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Heaps of fun indeed. Bobby must have been elated to have written such a good cowboy song...
Box of Rain
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Great start to the solo from Jerry, but then he kind of disappears for a bit. That's nitpicking, though...still a very nice version.
Candyman
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Shame about the slight cut and the lyrical flub...great version otherwise. This might be my favourite show of December, which seems to an underrated/forgotten month...
Promised Land
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

I decided I'd listen to this show on my drive today. Was going to check something on my phone before I pulled out of the driveway, but when my phone connected to the Bluetooth, it started playing right away -- LOUD. I thought "I guess I'm leaving NOW!" Charged up PL here...
Dark Star
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Wow! Definitely underrated. 34 purposeful, cohesive minutes. Securely '72, but definitely hints at '73. I hear some '70 in there too...
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