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Mexicali Blues
Nov. 10, 1973
Winterland Arena

Just a blistering drum beat to propel this one! Good stuff!
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Ramble On Rose
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Are there better versions out there? Undoubtedly! But this is still worthy of an entry. Some nice, tinkling piano.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 20, 1973
U.C.

I'm surprised this one isn't higher, but I guess they can't ALL be high! Still though, I expect movement on this since the box set's arrival. To echo all the other commenters, this one is something special. Sleep on this at your own risk!
He's Gone
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Packed with emotion, and some nice early hints to Truckin' before that quietly transcendent jam @hremarkandrei mentions
Dark Star
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

This one reminds me of sledding in the wintertime as a kid ... sometimes it's a bit of a slog climbing up that hill, but being out in the cold, crisp air is rewarding in and of itself. Then you sit in your sled, on the edge of the decline, and you shove off and the OHMYGODOHWOWOWOWOWOW you're flying and zooming and really screaming, dangerously close to losing all control, and you couldn't be happier. And when it ends you're just like "Aw fuck yeah that was WILD!"
Fire On The Mountain
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

I think the reason this one doesn't have a higher rating is because it's also listed on here as Scarlet > Fire for this show, and that one's got 4X as many votes as this (at the time of this comment).
Dark Star
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

I absolutely LOVE what they're doing in the first 12-13 minutes here; so melodic and so very clearly in tune with one another.