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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

Notable for the "miracle beer" Bobby passes around to launch the song. "Everybody just wet your tongue". Okaaaaaay.
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Playin' In The Band
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

One of the last ones with a clear "The Main Ten" jam in it (around 2:50), namely the primordial ooze that becomes the Playin' we know in a few months.
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Mexicali Blues
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Fully loaded, hard charger. Tight, uptempo, and jumping.
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Tennessee Jed
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Clanging twanging banger with just enough grit in the gears, could have gone a bit higher, but tight and right in its way. Underrated show here folks.
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Loser
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Solid and soulful. Jerry's voice is on point.
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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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