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Sugar Magnolia
May 24, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Man, they're having a blast. Totally firing on all cylinders, and clipping along at 90mph. Great stuff.
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Tennessee Jed
June 17, 1972
Hollywood Bowl

Solid rockin' version with a cruisin' pulse and tight ensemble playing at high energy.
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Black Throated Wind
June 17, 1972
Hollywood Bowl

Back from Europe with all the polish and power of a masterpiece: They've perfected the arc and emotional nuance. Miller cleanup is best (duh).
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Sugar Magnolia
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Gets pretty hard rock in places. This whole show, actually, has a high voltage rock vibe unlike all others on the tour. Underrated show all round.
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Big Railroad Blues
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Utterly gobsmacked that this ain't here yet: It's a furious barnburner. Full of get up and go.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Massive energy in these early Kieth shows. I dig both Detroit shows: both quite hot.
Not Fade Away
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

...and Jerry goes full Rock God on us around 6:10 in. Honestly, this one captures the weirdly intense, almost menacing vibe to the whole show. Everything is uptempo and just notched up a bit on the aggressive meter. Lots of banter with heckler/rowdy fans. But here they cut loose at the accelerated pace and smooth everything out just beautifully. Great GDTRFB, too.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Really folks, listen to it. It bites down hard and shreds. '71 is the pivotal year for Playin' and this one has all the elements, sounding like The Main Ten in places, a country ballad in others, and an acid bath in still others. Don't expect '72 levels of space-exploration, that won't come for another eight months or so, but this one's a killer with some strong medicine in her. The rowdy crowd (Detroit, uh-huh) seems to feed off of it.
Dark Star
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

And that, lads and lasses, is why I listen to the Dead. Play it over my tombstone please!
Bird Song
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Like floating on a bubble. Jerry's ideas tumble over the edge and spill back up to the top of the swirl. Iridescent liquid poetry, everyone's fully plugged into it.
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