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Cumberland Blues
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Tight frolic, without the verge-of-chaos coal car vibe from the era. Bobby's contrib. is spot on, and Jer drops a "Went to Toledo" quote.
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Black Throated Wind
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

A perfectly rendered, tightly orchestrated soaring arc from one of the most inexplicably underated shows of Fall '72. Listen in: Bobby's in pure form.
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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

I have trouble understanding why this isn't already here, other than the embarrassment of riches that is Fall '72.
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Big Railroad Blues
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

One of the best I know. Hard chargin' and up tempo hot stuff.
7
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Bites down hard, with a potent electric twang, plus Keith is full of surprises here.
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Sugaree
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden

Hard swinging rocker. Bobby and Phil are really in sync pumping on the gas here.
Mister Charlie
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden

Damned good, this one. Plus Bobby introduces it with instructions to get ready for the "pirate recorders". It's thanks to this revolutionary attitude that we have so much of this music.
Brown Eyed Women
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden

Note for note elegance.
Wharf Rat
Dec. 6, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Approaches the power and arc of the greatest Wharf Rats, and deserves to be near the top. Rivals Summer '74 for beauty, coherence, and sheer emotive power.
The Other One
Dec. 6, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Needs love here: Going chronologically I've realized how experimental they were with TOO since Keith joined, especially in Nov/Dec. Not only are there examples of great meltdown freejazz spacebug weirdness, but the fact that they're mixing it up with Bobby McGee, or El Paso, or even Mexicali (04.12) means that they caught a whole new nexus for this in the new setup. 06.12 is also remarkable because they sandwich McGee before the first chorus, then go into the main jam. Call this one a Dark Star if you want. It's that dialed in.
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