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Deal
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Acrobatic, inspired, fun, and forceful
6
Stella Blue
Dec. 10, 1972
Winterland Arena

Excellent (even with nipped outro)
1
Wharf Rat
March 3, 1971
Fillmore West

Yeah.
6
The Other One
March 3, 1971
Fillmore West

Gallops, spaces, then charges
1
Bertha
March 3, 1971
Fillmore West

Go Pigpen!

Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This will reward its deserved attention; rack another on the pantheon of killer Playins.
Good Lovin'
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Yeah, this thing is up there. Simmering and laid back at points, perhaps -- yet this only emphasizes the rage, which is ablaze after the departure from the first set of lyrics.
Dark Star
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Somewhere along there after MaMU, the collective thundering pulls you inside-out through some cosmic sock. As if you could even pay more attention. It seems you’ve already rejoined that evening in the halle (look, here’s the crumpled stub in my hand) via some twisted yet purely logical consciousness accelerator. Another show, another wild, intergalactic subway ride through the axis mundi to the universal Now. Something deep in the recesses of your psyche has “broke big as hell in Pittsburgh” and you’re positively groovin’ on the musical wave.
Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Well, the “good” stuff lives in all different places, and the post-verse wanderings keep that mystery alive -- and express it; if you participated in the proceedings as they unfolded, hopefully you became happily unhinged and had a safe and enjoyable landing. With Eyes there, you’re in the best of hands.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

<< Sure, I'll go with that; whatever metaphor works, with "Bobby" and "transition" being both required and symbiotic.