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Row Jimmy
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium
The whole band creates a seamless, burbling groove. (Listen for Phil pushing through the small spaces Bobby leaves.) Mesmerizing.
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The Race Is On
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium
The short, country-style numbers sound so good in this set. There's a lot of good music in this show even before the big jams arrive.
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Don't Ease Me In
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium
Strong country kicker. Wolf's leads peal out over Keith's barrelhouse piano accompaniment.
3
Space
Sept. 16, 1990
Madison Square Garden
Aka Lunatic Preserve. A hair-raising, spontaneous meltdown bridging SOTM and Miracle.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 5, 1971
Hollywood Palladium
Very substantial jam develops out of the AWBYGN passage before the return to NFA.
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Wharf Rat
Dec. 6, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden
Wow, this is … where did this come from? Vastly more developed than most other early versions. Edgier and more interesting than many played later.
Loser
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum
There’s a really cruel cut in the middle of this one. When it cuts back in, we’re at the tail end of the solo, and it’s smoking. Oh, well.
Wharf Rat
July 21, 1974
Hollywood Bowl
I love how Bobby incorporates the Truckin’ intro into the Wharf Rat outro.
Let It Grow
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University
Pretty good, but I don’t think it’s No. 1, even assuming we’re excluding all the WRS versions. Even within fall ’77, I’d say 10/2 is more interesting. I’ll have to give 5/1/81 a listen. I know off the top of my head that 10/19/81 and 5/13/83 kick ass and probably best this one.
Me and My Uncle
July 21, 1974
Hollywood Bowl
Oh my god, the five-headed monster is unstoppable in its devastation in this Me and My Uncle.
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