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Cold Rain and Snow
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center
Burning solid show opener. I keep coming back to this one.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial
Totally overlooked show, but blazing hot and extraordinary jams. Everything here that make '73 what it is.
5
Mama Tried
May 1, 1970
Alfred College
Perfect. Sweet harmonies, sweet country pickin'. Good times acoustic.
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Candyman
May 1, 1970
Alfred College
Mellow accoustic goodness - sweet and evocative. The whole set is 1970 amazingnessiosity at its headiest.
5
Me and My Uncle
March 24, 1970
Pirates World
Playing down to their last allowed second, the boys squeeze a tight (top-40 levels) hard rockin' version. Killer end to a great little show.
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Good Lovin'
April 10, 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College
Excellent and expansive jam that sounds like it was recorded inside Phil's monitors. Great study of the Zone. Much fun.
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall
A funny show in some ways: The Dark Star almost seems like a warm-up for the magical jams later in the set. The NFA>GDTRFB>NFA is excellent and the Good Lovin' is off the charts. This Star is a beautiful short exploration, though. And I agree with SlowlyToo that there's a bit of a 'throwback' vibe with this show--Stephen two nights in a row for the Boston Heads. Edit here: Just listened again, and this Star definitely shines on its own. Short and sweet, but covers a lot of spacetime. Good one to return to for deeper listens.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Jerry does everything but eat his guitar on stage. Video is a must see.
Ship of Fools
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton
Beautiful wandering jam into it explores all of the melodic and harmonic structures of Ship of Fools before the song even starts. The deconstruction works, and the song is one of the strongest versions ever for it. May-June '74 is peak Dead, that's for damned sure.
Good Lovin'
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater
Gdtrfb's taste in this music is always excellent, so dig his picks, cause you wont ever regret it. Every Main Ten out there merits a big big up, but the bread here - not just the meat - is amazing.
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