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Submissions

6
Friend of the Devil
March 20, 1970
Capitol Theater

1st ever, slightly different lyrics, but an incredible delivery and freshness. Tricksters intro the country sound for NY heads expecting Alligator.
5
Black Peter
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Inside this not great show is a beautiful short acoustic set, including this perfect beauty. Totally overlooked.
3
Me and My Uncle
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Sweet acoustic version. Bobby is spot on.
7
High Time
March 8, 1970
Star Theatre

Absolutely pristine version with clear harmonies and beautiful emotive singing. Not a beloved show, but give this one a chance.
6
The Other One
March 7, 1970
Civic Auditorium

A blazing supernova of psychedelic force. Packs quite a wallop for only six and half short minutes.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 19, 1971
Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minn.

The Billy/Bobby interplay is clear - and beautiful - in the mix, which is a rare treasure. It reminds me of being at shows and being able to focus (when focus was even possible) on different combinations of the boys at play, depending on where you were in the audiospace. This isn't the most polished or most experimental version you'll hear. It isn't even the most well-played. It is,however, bursting with creative synchronicity and it quite simply doesn't resemble any that went before it. PiTB is a study in the Dead's evolution, and within one year it went from the weirdly apocalyptic psychedelic jam "The Main Ten" to a twangy country warble with its off-kilter meter and explosive energy. Within another year we arrive at Veneta and PiTB is there with Dark Star as one of their vehicles for interdimensional exploration. This one stands at one of the junctures.
Dancin' in the Streets
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Right on, unstrucksound, glad you dug it!
Big Railroad Blues
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

Little known fact: Phil has twenty fingers. Evidence? This song.
Big Railroad Blues
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Good goddamned hot, this one. So much energy, they're just giving giving and giving.
Sugaree
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Sure thing, Deadhoe69, but here it's uptempo, fresh, and pushing forward. Later ones don't (for me) have that essential pulse as the earlier ones. And Jer's vocals here push it forward with meaning and soul. There's a pulse here that sometimes I lose in the later ones. He's right, this is a good call. You'll love it. I do.