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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 24, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Muscular and punchy. Jer sings it right on: kicked my eye and kicked my dog, midnight train. Energy reigns.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Contains everything and could stand alone as an epic GDTRFB, even as part of its trad NFA sammy. Great speed work from everyone, builds and builds.
2
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

"Kicked my eye and he blacked my dog". Like others this night, the vibe is aggressive and rowdy, knifey jagged soloing, this one's a killer.
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Me and My Uncle
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Introduced as"kind of a death and destruction song", which tells you all you need to know.
2
Cumberland Blues
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Outrageous, hot, and pumped up. Should have been of this list a long time ago.
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Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Ok, that's the real deal. 17 and 19 May '74 are both just amazing shows and amazing CCS>IKYRs. Seems like they had finally ironed out some of the kinks in the Wall of Sound. Yee-haw!
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

Slipknot is really powerful, extensive and searching. Powerful enough to put a woman or two into labour apparently.
Black Throated Wind
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

The song seems chronically underrated, perhaps because some of the rhymes are predictable/amateurish. That said, I think the emotional arc of BTW is up there with their best songs (who hasn't felt this powerful after a break-up?). And this one is just killer, deserving its place in the rankings.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

Perfect melodic soloing in the China Jam, great transition. Killer show.
Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Little help here? Not sure that's a Supplication tease - someone else recognise it? Addendum from months later: my bad... It's very clearly a 'dancin' in the streets' quote. It came to me while listening to Dark Star from 23.06.74 for some unidentifiable reason.
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