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Truckin'
Nov. 12, 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

They come charging out of the gate to open a great, maybe underrated Texas tour. Great opener.
1
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 11, 1971
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

If you can get past some severe tape wobble and speed issues, the mix is oddly clear and Jerry's ideas are just off the chain. Completists only.
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Dark Star
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

A short but fascinating star, starts way out, filled with melodicism and beauty, almost yearns for the TOO>MAMU to emerge out of it. Give it a chance.
6
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

Jerry's Strat sound is so perfect here. This whole show (and the 6th) highlight the sound of this era perfectly.
5
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

They're having a great time here, you can tell. Even the monitor problems are the source of fun.
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Comments

Dark Star
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Oh man, this goes very far out - not your entry-level Deadhead Dark Star, no sir. But it has everything: deep space, great melodic return, and a beautiful beautiful jam towards the end of the long strange trip. Am I crazy or does Phil sound like he's ready to dive strait into St. Stephen in the build up at the last second à la 1969? Guess 'twas not to be, alas.
Weather Report Suite
Sept. 20, 1974
Palais Des Sports

The Prelude and part one of the Suite are a bit too loose for my tastes, but the Let it Grow on its own is brilliant.
Scarlet Begonias
Sept. 20, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Show gets dissed a bit for reasons that are lost on me. Here I hear them exploring new sounds, new grooves and new ideas on what was still a young song. Very laid back (no idea nor concern whether related to dope) but sublimely inventive and intricate, reaching harmolodic interplay of collective improv at its best.
Caution
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Hvd sleuth is right. Heady as fuck. Give it a spin - or let it give you one. Goddamn, it's a corker.
The Music Never Stopped
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Outrageous power. This one pushes against all limits.
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