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Playin' In The Band
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

This is a weird one. At times it seems like they forgot it was PiTB and went back to the HSF jam. Fun, but waaaaaaaaay loose.
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Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Short, sweet, brand new, and flawless.
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Friend of the Devil
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Brilliant early "slow version". I always prefered the desperado fast-paced ones, but this turns into a brilliant exploration and improv vehicle.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Uptempo, powerful, strong vocals. This is top shelf UJB. With David Crosby for that extra oomph, and with a tigh outro, it's strangely not here yet.
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Jack Straw
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Like every other song in the first set, this is just pristine, air-play level perfection. Beautiful fills by Keith here, too.
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Eyes Of The World
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Antidote for any remaining '76 doubters: Comes a Time>TOO>Eyes>TOO>GDRFB>One More Saturday Night. Somewhere around 11:30 it Jerry and Bobby start in on a King Sunny Ade-ish juju beat vibe which fits together beautifully.
Comes A Time
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Oh this. Yeah. This one. Oh yeah. Nothin' else like it. Comes out of nothing, just whispers and hints, starts slow, never plodding, and then it jams like no other.
Dark Star
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Dialed waaaaaaaaay in: Explorations, grooves, meltdowns, the FGJ and then with all their telepathy set on "stun", their first SOTOTW in a year and a half and a smooth re-entry back to the Star's 2nd chorus. You can't just rehearse this: The music played the band here.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Put next to Keith's first one on the 19th, I'd have to say this one doesn't ever lift off. The tempo is slower, there are tuning issues (throughout the set) and while Jerry tries to lead straight out of the head for the deeper cosmos, the band doesn't follow his lead and they bring it back down quickly. On the 19th they just bite into the 10-beat form so hard that it almost pushes Jerry onward and to my ears it just flows better. Naturally these are both just amazing shows and must-knows for their historical and musical (!) importance, but my vote goes to the 19th. You can tell PiTB is just about to break its chrysalis. Damned they're both good.
Playin' In The Band
June 14, 1985
Greek Theater

Schizophrenia-inducing sound effects thanks to Señor Healy and a seductive "Bobby" whispered as though FROM INSIDE YOUR OWN HEAD at strange intervals during the jam.
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