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Big River
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

An explosive reading of the tune. Maybe Billy had an inkling beforehand and just wanted to be sure ya'll knew it was still a cowboy number.
13
Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
11
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
7
The Other One
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Proud and upstanding part of a great sequence. Phil is at the top of his game in one of his greatest of bass-playing years.
12
The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

This is most notable, I'd say, for the absolutely nuclear bomb that Phil drops during the 'Space' portion. Play it loud on a big rig!
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Comments

Dire Wolf
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Is there a more joyously sung version? After hearing this version I can almost picture a goofy a capella band doing this number.
They Love Each Other
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Okay, okay, I know. The lyrical flubs (or 'issues', whatever it was) are significant. I thought long and hard about posting this one, but finally, after months!, I just had to give in. Musically, this thing might just be flawless. And with these slowed-down versions the stakes are always a little bit higher, musically. Anyway, the reason I posted this is because of Jerry's solo. It just might be the finest I've ever heard him pull off in a TLEO. Keith's solo ain't that shabby, either.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Just for the sake of clarity, the segue jam between CCS and IKYR features the 'Feelin Groovy' jam and not a 'MLB' jam--it's just misidentified on DP 12. It would be cool if they noted this whenever it is that RealGone releases DP 12. Regardless, this is great stuff.
They Love Each Other
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

An early up-tempo version that features an inspired solo from Jerry in which he just keeps unpeeling the onion to get at the sweetness inside. One of the best early versions.
The Other One
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Got the heads-up on this one from here: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/08/jam-you-should-hear.html And there is now this: http://deadessays.blogspot.com.tr/2014/03/1972-melodic-jams.html The jam mentioned does sound vaguely familiar but that could just be due more to its style and not because it is actually based on anything in particular. I don't know. I also like the weird, frenetic, almost Beefheart-like stuff that they do early on. Unique, indeed! And Lesh's solo ain't that bad, either.
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