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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

I'm uncle sam, how do you do? Off and running tonight at Winterland, the premiere of US Blues.
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Space
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Whopping late '77 version of this, the Dead intuitively coasting the waves of the atmosphere's collective imagination.
3
Around and Around
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

You know the guys are feelin' hot when they play this and here's a slow, down 'n' dirty groovy Winter 73 read of it
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Pretty Peggy O
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Straight-ahead gorgeous fun, clear, youthfully energizing and endearing version of this
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Sugaree
March 31, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

Feel good version with tasty brent
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El Paso
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Spicy jalapeno hot el paso. makes us desert riders if only for 4 minutes!
Loser
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Firey and insistent early Loser, rollicking and demanding
Bertha
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Explosive Phil as I sit down to roll a joint and begin this classic Grateful Dead set.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Ummmm whoa whoa whoa aBIG 74 pitb from dick's picks vol. 7, london england. What everyone's already said x100. Some GD jams push our limits sonically and physically and others instead, make us curious and draw us further in and create a level placid plane for us to ponder over. This Playin' is more in the second category.
Dark Star
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Haha, "scary"? nah i get it - The contents of our own minds can be scary and this inner reflection is what to me all the best Dark Stars start to investigate. A benchmark locked-in experience this DS is. Hot hot hot fusion chops fest - you can hear the classic coltrane quartet influence. Tornadoes and icicles, soft flowing streams of sheets of notes. intuitively logical. going into el paso after this must be a nod to Kesey and Babbs, in some way. it's as "heady" a move as u could possibly get
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