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Grateful Dead July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre Seattle, WA | Listen on archive
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He's Gone
Post 1974 they turned the mid-tempo groove into a ballad and the song lost it's luster. This version hits hard.
7
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Jerry gives these vocals that extra little something. They are on this version well played and tightly jammed
5
Morning Dew
This Dew is one Jerry highlight after another. Sung with that extra little something and the guitar playing is spine tingling excellence. A powerful
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Playin' In The Band
A thing of (overlooked) beauty. Tight, muscular and coherent. It never drags. A perfect '72 Playin' here.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Not too polished yet, but full of that new-song exhuberence. Great key work from Keith, and a funforall Reeeee-o Grand outro.
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Truckin'
Slow star builds up huge head of steam and a slamin' jam. Ends funny, unsure whether >He's Gone or something else. Nice version, overlooked show.
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Tennessee Jed
Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.