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Brokedown Palace
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Powerful, sweet vocals and nice harmonies. Totally overlooked great 1st set on this show.
1
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Keith on a what sounds like a Hammond B3 gives a mad funky vibe. Goes into the Main Ten theme and is pretty hardcore. Special early Keith version.
3
Loser
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Solid and grooving with a nice pulse. Keith is still brand new, but fits in beautifully.
1
El Paso
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Dynamite. Kicks off nicely.
5
Wharf Rat
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

A subtle beauty with a sensitive touch that never gives up its strong pulse. An über-cool slide into Deal sneaks in but doesn't get picked up.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Right on gdtrfb headly mellon. I've always been fascinated by the development of Playin' and looks like you've done the research. I think the germ of Bacchus Dionysus always lay deep in Playin's "The Main Ten" kernel, and it took them just over a year to birth the young and reckless God within it. Check out the Capitol Theater shows on 06 & 08 November 1970 if you haven't already.
Black Peter
Dec. 28, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

I was there and there was a lot of emotion running through the scene when this came on. The whole run at Kaiser carries a lot of weight as another turning point in the story. Thanks for the flashback.
Me and Bobby McGee
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Sweet sweet lovin' for you and balm for your soul spliced right there inside a wicked 40 minute TOO from the dark side. Sweetness and light with jagged bits of scary return.
The Other One
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

This is a deep ride. Love how in emerges from a trickle into a raging cataract. Check how Phil tries to lead it in about 7 min but gets vetoed by the others, who have more deep space to explore first. 17 min jam before the first verse - almost 40 minutes total not including 3 min of drums in the middle. And a gorgeous Bobby McGee sandwich. Wow.
Morning Dew
Oct. 22, 1967
Unknown

Apocalyptic hard rock from the hard core era. Did they ever sound so dangerous again as they did until 01.01.1970? Like a deep 'scare the squares and watch out for flying metal' dangerous. Skull-fucked indeed.