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Scarlet Begonias
July 29, 1974
Capitol Center

Everything's perfect and beautiful in this one. Can we just say "All Scarlets from Summer '74 are epically heady", cause I don't know a bad one.
16
Playin' In The Band
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

As brilliant an example of Billy K's genius as I know on the Archive. Great meltdown, too. Put it in the same category as 02.12.73. It's that good.
8
Me and Bobby McGee
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

Starts simply enough, then around the four-minute mark just explodes into a beautiful carnival funride of musical unity and sweet sweet soul.
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

Very sweet and right out of a grooving MHUT. Summer '74 is chock-full of goodness, and this Roses doesn't disappoint one little bit.
15
Row Jimmy
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

2nd ever, very interesting. Sounds like they're working out the feel, quite uptempo almost rocksteady (not reggae, yo) beat.
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Comments

Row Jimmy
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

Smooth and mysterious, with lots of great slide and rhodes soloing. I always find a special trippiness to this song: Not gangbusters psychedelia, but an aqueous otherworldliness that this version captures nicely.
Smokestack Lightnin'
March 18, 1967
Winterland Arena

Brilliant and perfect Pig on this one. Apparently they opened for Chuck Berry, then played a second set after him. Any heads out there know what he thought of them and their take on his music?
Alligator
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Unrelenting hurricane. A strong dose.
Viola Lee Blues
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Easy to overlook the '67 Dead with so many great years after. Don't make such an error, cause they're just bursting with power. Real mind-blowing work on this VLB. Enjoy.
Bird Song
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

More love needed for this sweet beauty. Elegant yet powerful - a real treat. I often wonder why such a beautiful song with obvious jam potential was mothballed for so long during some peak years. Any ideas?
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