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Mercury

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Submissions

2
The Other One
Nov. 22, 1968
Veterans Hall

Recording gets the job done, to funnel this full-suite raw energy through your psyche
1
Bertha
April 25, 1971
Fillmore East

Phil-Bill Battery on top of game
2
Bertha
April 22, 1971
Bangor Municipal Auditorium

Hello, Maine!
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Excellent early version
2
The Other One
July 12, 1970
Fillmore East

Psychedelic fury meets east coast energy with a Me & My Uncle cameo

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

The bus came by, I got on... and then it turned into a spaceship...
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

And Brent's double-hit whips that transition right around the corner.
Sugaree
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Ethereal, patient, and aggressive. This one’s got that magical quality – delicate, lilting buildup in the first go-round; the simultaneous ascending-descending, cascading runs with the push over the big hill in the middle; and then the rolling boulders gaining speed and bursting into fanning once again – and has always been my favorite.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Around those verses is some of the best shit ever thrown down.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Right there with 9/3/ could say this is #1 of all time for me. Tempo on 10/29 is a tad slower, but suits the depth of that one. But the only way this is my favorite is because of the audience source. The DP just doesn't even come close.