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El Paso
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Blossoms and blooms like a shining red rose. I really love the energy for this show.
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Ship of Fools
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

1974 and Ship of Fools go together like peanut butter and jelly. Full of emotion. They're really giving their all in this.
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Big River
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Like the breaking of a dam, this just flows at a truly ferocious pace. Jerry is relentless in his playing, the second solo will knock your socks off.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Any '74 version of this tune is a treat. Incredibly lovely with great Keith lines. Billy sways.
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Jack Straw
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Definitive for its time. The soundcheck gave us a preview, here's the full thing. Solid version.
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The Other One
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Tragically overlooked is right. Seems to be getting away from the early tropes some of the early versions are known for. Powerful with Jerry’s vibrato being particularly on fire. Some crazy portal ripping inter dimensional jamming on this one. Reminiscent of what they’ll do later in Europe.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Visions of color shapeless in form. Divine Phil solo. Ned also sits in for this one adding some incredible ideas to the mix. An extended intro that radiates with so much energy and inertia. There are no words to describe just how good this is. Voodoo (phil)ed Stronger Than Dirt Jam which descends into deep electric space. The band dissolves into nothingness, until a spark of inspiration, takes the band into intergalactic dimensions never explored by man before, or since. Highly HIGHLY recommend.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Just a stupidly fun version. Fractal type jams that combine all 4 natural elements. Flows like water, free as the wind, grounded in earth, ferocious like fire. Ice hot like a dragon spitting blue flame. This has been on repeat for me.
Wharf Rat
Sept. 9, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Pristine, celestial, spacey Wharf Rat. Super creative intense melodic ideas from EVERYONE. Surprised to see this this far down. Arguably one of the best I’ve heard. 11 minutes of pure bliss coming out of a red hot Truckin’.
Viola Lee Blues
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

Dripping in psychedelia. Every note that Jerry plays take the trip further and further into the unknown. Excellent ferocious, almost violent jamming, that surprisingly never loses focus. Creative and free form music that transcends into the spirit world and into the land of the dead. One of the best for sure in my opinion. Phenomenal interplay.
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