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21
The Other One
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium

This is worth 18 minutes of your life.
17
Dark Star
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Perhaps its uniqueness prevents it from EPIC status but listen to how obtuse this thing is.
19
Dark Star
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Something for everyone here: lush aural quiltwork, bass solo, and a 'Feelin' Groovy' segment which is followed by tight abstractions
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Laid-back yet rich and full. Well worth a listen!!!
28
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Both more nuanced and multi-textured than your typical PITB jam. Great stuff!!!

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

A big Playin’ sandwich. This Playin’ moves like a ping pong ball down a river, crashing through boiling white-hot rapids, whirling in little eddies and sometimes just barely passing over patches of submerged moss in the thinnest of microrivulets before rejoining the main flow.
Truckin'
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

The 'Truckin' here is solid, but it's when 'Drums' (Billy! with some Phil, too) kicks in that things really get heady, leading to a pretty unique 'Feelin' Groovy' jam that is at turns bluesy and jazzy. It should be noted that this sequence ends with a great 'Morning Dew'.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

I'm with you on this one, man. Excellent stuff. And Dave/Dick like(d) it too, as it is some of the 'filler' on DP 34.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Some good stuff happens here. Check it out!
Big River
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

This things just smokes. Also, Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 1 would probably have been helped by including some of the absolutely blistering first set performances that occurred during this incredible run at the MSG. You can say that again! Woops!