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FreedomHaul

Grateful Novice

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6
Smokestack Lightnin'
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Short, but listen to crowd freak out when the riff starts. Solid show on Lennon's birthday.
5
He's Gone
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Trippy board effects on vocals. Everything this song should be.
1
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Band reeling from preceding S>F.
8
Bird Song
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

Wonderful interplay. Short and focused. Sounds like the band becomes one organism.
9
Morning Dew
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

reaches a powerful peak that brings this sequence to a thrilling conclusion.
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Comments

Dark Star
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Phenomenal stuff.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

I wanted a great '84 S>F, I came, I got one.
Not Fade Away
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Jerry is so far into the zone here it’s almost ludicrous. Nice repeated note anchoring idea about 10:00 in, which gives us a hint of the overlapping parts I associate with ’73 era ensemble playing, and the ending vocal jam doesn’t disappoint either.
St. Stephen
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

I think it works as a stand-alone version, from the "Close Encounters" jam, or in the middle of that titanic second set jam. What's not to love about this?
Terrapin Station
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Agree that the version isn't anything out of the ordinary, but it does kick off a great sequence.
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