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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.
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Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

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

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
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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.
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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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He's Gone
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Well sung, beautiful buttery bass, and Keith manages to fill in the holes with exquisite understatement.
Mexicali Blues
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

This is where things start to sparkle around the edges.
Big River
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Had always meant to comment on this one because of the transition out of Eyes. Gave it another listen recently and, amongst other merits, was struck by Keith doing this real nifty Vince Guaraldi-sounding stuff on his solo.
Dark Star
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Excellent intro portion. Post-verse is gongs and feedback. Listen to the crowd shushing each other--it's practically like a Keith Jarrett concert. Next comes a 'Main Ten Jam' (which would later get incorporated into PITB) and then a nice little jam before going into a hot 'Dancin'. This only circulates as an AUD and, as such, it very well could be one of the top ten most essential AUDs to have.
Morning Dew
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Add this to the list of essential Dews.
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