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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Fierce ChinaCat!!
17
Cumberland Blues
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Wow, this one is a heater
8
Black Throated Wind
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Nice early version. Jerry hits a sweet spot at the end licks
15
Playin' In The Band
March 27, 1972
Academy of Music

Shorter than later incarnations, this one is a full throttle cosmic adventure condenced neatly into an 11min package
2
Not Fade Away
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Very fine NFA > GDTRFB > NFA Sandy

Comments

Black Peter
April 1, 1991
Greensboro Coliseum

This culminates with some serious energy. Jerry and Bruce throwing down the chaw
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

Whooooahhh, this Slipknot!! Very exploratory, boys hit a killer groove in the final few minutes before Franklin's. Highly recommended
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

That's a great story, Carrion, and glad you made it out alive with your mental faculties (relatively) intact! Super weird version and one that would have thrown me for a serious cerebral loop in person, for sure. The ensuing Comes a Time (a real bute) must have been a much needed respite, turning night to day.
Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

^Now that is a review! Cheers, The Sloth - good on you and awesome review for a superlative version.
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Amped up kick starter to a killer show and has some nice Bob/Jerry humor to start