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Submissions

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Not Fade Away
March 21, 1971
Exposition Center

Murky AUD and incomplete show on IA, but a blaze of fun, this one. Has an itty-bitty Mountain Jam at 1:25 for about 12 seconds.
1
Good Lovin'
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

Some rough spots coming back in, but a very interesting almost Santana-esque first jam and a great Pig groove. Interesting one.
12
Caution
March 18, 1971
Fox Theatre

Surprised it isn't here yet. Only one in '71 and it intensely musical and weirdly experimental. Crashes into a short feedback/tuning then a sweet UJB.
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The Other One
March 18, 1971
Fox Theatre

Moves between super-charged hard rocker and an open-spaced delicate beauty. Marred by a cut, so how far did it really go? Anyone have the complete?
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Wharf Rat
March 18, 1971
Fox Theatre

Soaring jam flirts with tipping into the outer void. Wild beauty with Pig on B3 gives it something extra.

Comments

Turn On Your Love Light
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Right about the 10 minute mark this goes into some deep funk straight out of the era: Buddy Miles-ish type stuff. The funk influence on the Dead can be overlooked, but it's certainly there. Plus for a few short seconds right at the end it sounds like they almost went into a Caution jam. Hot stuff.
The Other One
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

The boys are in perfect form here. TOO's with Phil high in the mix have that added intensity, and the whole saga: Trucking>TOO>MAMU>TOO>Wharf Rat is just full-force Philzone madness. Beautiful spaced-out jam in the middle too. Great recording allows us to hear every piece separately, with the rare fine Bobby jam segment before MAMU particularly nice.
Cumberland Blues
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Hot damn, its lickety-split and turns on dime after dime. What a fun song this must be to play so well.
The Other One
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Wow. This one goes everywhere. Prepare yourself to be blown into individual atoms, then reassembled from the electromagnetic cloud into a slightly older, wiser, and maybe just a little freaked-out version of your "self". Not a first-time-dosing kinda version, okay? You've been warned, now go at it. Oh, and as stated above, the jam is full of wonderful beauties. Enjoy.
Brokedown Palace
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Great pure version, as good as they come. A lot of subtlety to Jer's voice here and throughout the show.