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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Aug. 1, 1966
Unknown
Filthy. Pig's voice is very clean here. The dates are probably wrong.
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You Don't Love Me
Aug. 1, 1966
Unknown
Dates are debatable, but the band isn't. Brilliant insert between Schoolgirl sections.
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Dancin' in the Streets
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium
Cuts out in the out-chorus, but shows the initial move from cover band into exploratory jams and bendy form. Very cool testament to where they were.
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King Bee
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium
Pig is in perfect form, the band throbs behind him with intensity and purpose. Pristine recording.
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Cream Puff War
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium
A rip-snortin' wild ride. Not as stretched out as the day before, but still an explosive starting pistol at the earliest days of the Dead.
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Cassidy
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater
Don't let a scuffy AUD scare you away from this pristine Cassidy. Bobby and Donna are in sweet harmony, and the band has that 'hot mellow' perfection: Not rushing, but scorching earth. Jerry swoops and soars, riding thermals behind that Cadillac like an eagle chasing prey.
Cassidy
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater
Wharf Rat
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Hey I just listened to this suite again and think the WR>Jam idea might be wrongly labeled. At 10:48 or so Jerry changes key back into Playin' and the band follows immediately. Their meter changes too and it sounds more like 10/4 (Playin') than 6/8 (WR) to my ears. This doesn't change a damned thing or detract from what's been said, but I think this is a Playin'>WR>Playin'>Meltdown>Playin' suite. Thoughts?
Wharf Rat
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Gets my vote for best of the year, but I also think it hard to say just where comes back into the Playin' space during the deep jam... They're so far out of the WR structure and into the wild outer spheres before coming back into the recognisable reprise. Not too often that Wharf Rat dips into Dark Star territory, but this is something special.
Playin' In The Band
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Brings the expansive length and transitive madness of the most epic pre-hiatus versions if you take it as part of the whole suite. I don't say 'under-rated' often, but it fits here.
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