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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.
2
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

Scarlet Begonias
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Sounds like Jerry wasn't done soloing when Donna started the "wind in the willows" verse...awesome early version regardless.
Ship of Fools
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Very well sung by Jerry and a tasty little solo.
Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Just listened to this for the first time on the Dave's Picks 34 Bonus Disc...fantastic! I'm not sure if it's just because the show was in Miami, but it sounds like you're on a voyage to the lost city of Atlantis! Then the slow return to the theme sounds like the journey back to the top, being careful not to go faster than your bubbles, with each band member bobbing to the surface one by one. Billy does some cool and powerful stuff with the toms as well that I haven't heard on other versions, but I'm also pretty new to '74...
Bertha
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Smooth as butter indeed...very nice
Ship of Fools
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

One of the best I've heard so far. Sounds fantastic on the PNW box set
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