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Grateful Dead Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO | Listen on archive
9
Casey Jones
A lot like the wild December 2 Casey, without the extra solo at the end. A fantastic, complete build-up. Keith goes nuts. Great energy!
11
Sugar Magnolia
This is a great sleeper; a hidden gem. Bobby sings it so well, and is, like, on key and stuff! High energy taboot. Gotta check it out!!!
10
Loser
A triumphant, anthemic version that shows another, powerful side to it. Great piano work gives it a nice flavor.
14
Sugaree
Sharp as a tack with lots of energy and a strong pulse. Clear they were having a great time.
12
Sitting on Top of the World
Buried in the extraterrestrial outer reaches of an immortal TOO this emerges, brings a 'how's they do that?!' vibe then disappears back into chaos.
13
The Other One
An immortal. Very experimental, so many melodic fragments amongst the splintered cosmos - they pull a surprise out of the hat. Check it out.
10
Not Fade Away
Dec '71 NFA-GDTRFB-NFAs are all powerful statements of the band's essential unity. I love how China Cat peaks out atcha during the jams.
5
Me and My Uncle
From the time when first set songs were played with a pressing sense of emergency.
5
Tennessee Jed
These early versions, Jerry has some problems remembering when to sing the right lyrics.
6
Playin' In The Band
Awesome near 7 minute Playin that starts to go out there as it would much more in a few months. Really interesting period for the band imo