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Big Boss Man
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Beefy stetson hat workout. Ravishing harp and fun fender deluxe reverb tones.
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Samson and Delilah
June 16, 1985
Greek Theater

Not unheard of to go into this after scarlet fire (34 times) still, something of a wacky pranksterish reset. Speedy and powerful version with growl.
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Big River
July 13, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Devils come alive. Joy ride to wirepickin' ecstatic oblivion. Furiously active yet not autobahn, deep 80s
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Drums -> Space
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Great one. Kits duet is really inspired. Space curdles out with noise but gets jester's hat nightmare with vocal pranks. Beautiful long bluesy intro
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El Paso
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Stagger lee>el paso>crazy fingers>supplication>high time. hetty
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

Five-alarm heady alert, DS->Eyes->Mississippi , this must be a scarce if not singular example of this combination. For any Jerry ballad freaks out there (especially those who hold Wakeoftheflood in highest esteem among their records) this is all just deeply pleasurable. Strongman at the circus version of this unreleased masterpiece. Everyone is so warmed up, obviously, idk when else they played mississippi deep into set 2. greasy and turbo-charged.
Greatest Story Ever Told
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

No slouching on the heavy energy and powerful windmill, high-kicking rock god vibe of this greatest story, wailing!! A reprieve of classic spinning feel-good dead right in the thick of some meaty 73 jazz
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

What a divine treat. Especially for the early gestation period of spring 73, this version destroys and plows along confidently exalting this love-child hymn. feverishly trippy, excellent version with inventive comping from billy and keith as well as bird evocations. The meticulous blend of the song proper with outro craziness, fresh off of a revelatory Dark Star, just keeps going and going in that shaman's donkey up the skinny dirty mountain bend. phenomenal journey and not to be missed
Dark Star
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

squishy bulbous Phd in deadology version. Best described as a fusion-y hurricane style shredfest, crunching smashingly back down to earth like the reason-tattering comet upon the core of our heart's moon, into full avant-garde space, into 18 mins of primal eyes
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

colorful, outrageous, bursting with life - Versions like this are why I keep scouring for more dead . The guys are flying as soon as the jam starts and it only gets more deconstructed and jazzy, cresting and arc-ing in delightfully digestible tidal waves, small foaming pools of liquid ecstasy. That groove at 7:35 is vicious. and another screaming outburst around the 11-minute mark perfect for face spacing
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