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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.
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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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Comments

Eyes Of The World
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Antidote for any remaining '76 doubters: Comes a Time>TOO>Eyes>TOO>GDRFB>One More Saturday Night. Somewhere around 11:30 it Jerry and Bobby start in on a King Sunny Ade-ish juju beat vibe which fits together beautifully.
Comes A Time
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Oh this. Yeah. This one. Oh yeah. Nothin' else like it. Comes out of nothing, just whispers and hints, starts slow, never plodding, and then it jams like no other.
Dark Star
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Dialed waaaaaaaaay in: Explorations, grooves, meltdowns, the FGJ and then with all their telepathy set on "stun", their first SOTOTW in a year and a half and a smooth re-entry back to the Star's 2nd chorus. You can't just rehearse this: The music played the band here.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Put next to Keith's first one on the 19th, I'd have to say this one doesn't ever lift off. The tempo is slower, there are tuning issues (throughout the set) and while Jerry tries to lead straight out of the head for the deeper cosmos, the band doesn't follow his lead and they bring it back down quickly. On the 19th they just bite into the 10-beat form so hard that it almost pushes Jerry onward and to my ears it just flows better. Naturally these are both just amazing shows and must-knows for their historical and musical (!) importance, but my vote goes to the 19th. You can tell PiTB is just about to break its chrysalis. Damned they're both good.
Playin' In The Band
June 14, 1985
Greek Theater

Schizophrenia-inducing sound effects thanks to Señor Healy and a seductive "Bobby" whispered as though FROM INSIDE YOUR OWN HEAD at strange intervals during the jam.
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