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Playin' In The Band
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Deep and weird, capping a set full of loose fun. They get into it and it's all business with a wild trans into UJB, slipknot tease, and a great outro.
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Dire Wolf
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Seems like they're just having a great old time jamming together. A loose, fun-filled 1st set capping off a great month in Dead history.
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Dark Star
April 21, 1969
The Ark

A beautiful monster with intrepid intricacies throughout. Rhythmic Jerry investigations of the theme plus Tom C. on celeste.
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Sugar Magnolia
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Super high energy, lot's of fun. They came to gether nicely on this one.
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Playin' In The Band
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Massive and dark with fantastic interplay between everybody on stage. Doesn't quite melt down, but dances next to chaos just perfectly.
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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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