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The Other One
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena
Shoots you straight out of the cannon. Super tight jam into a sweet sweet Wharf Rat
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Playin' In The Band
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena
Students of Playin's transformation from the Main Ten to country single to cosmic monster should check this. Tightly packed and just about to sprout.
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Bertha
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena
Listen closely and you can hear exactly where April '71 becomes legendary.
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Good Lovin'
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall
Outrageous blazing jam.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall
Mega show here folks. Bobby's high in the mix and driving the train. The China's fine, but the Rider kicks serious ass.
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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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Dark Star
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Wharf Rat, Winterland Arena, Dec. 31, 1977
Sugaree, Alexandra Palace, Sept. 11, 1974
Friend of the Devil, Oakland Auditorium, Dec. 27, 1981
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