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Big Railroad Blues
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Kicks off an excellent show with intense and driving energy. The quintet is super-charged and bursting with energy. One of the best versions I know.
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Playin' In The Band
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Packs a lot into its 4.5 short minutes. Great bass-heavy SBD gives you a Phil masterclass. Love the short ones, love the long ones....
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Casey Jones
Aug. 5, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Just kickin', this one. The whole show is dynamite.
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El Paso
Aug. 4, 1971
Terminal Island Correctional Facility

One of the slower waltz versions, with lovely vocals from Cowboy Bob, who gives us a nice country warble. Sweet backup harmony and Jer being Jer.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 4, 1971
Terminal Island Correctional Facility

Philzone masterclass. Hot and tight jam, the Rider three-part harmonies sound like some of the acoustic versions from the previous year.
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Hard to Handle
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

Damn right, hvd sleuth. I've not really a fan of the compilation 'highlights' approach and enjoy taking on whole concerts, which like this one give us a real time machine. This is the show with the weird Beach Boys interlude and Jerry ripping on 'Okie from Muskogee' (!!!). This H2H stands on its own, but seems more full of signifiers and meaning as part of the whole. Glad you dug it.
Hard to Handle
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

Come on heads, the Hollywood version's got raw energy, but this one is just sitting there unloved. Vote it up! I'd say the musicianship here is up there with the best of them. It heats up, simmers along, starts boiling hard and heavy, then jumps into into supernova mode and The Theme at about 06:15 in. More Votes!
Let It Grow
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Play this for anyone who tells you that '76 was all about the slow.
Hard to Handle
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

I recommend that fans of this one mosey on over to April '71 and listen to each and every version of H2H there. I won't contend this immortal monster's place at the top of the whole shebanging pile, but there are some massively underloved versions on the list. Just scroll down and click - they're all on this page. Enjoy 'em all heady friends.
Hard to Handle
April 22, 1971
Bangor Municipal Auditorium

April '71 is a peak month for the Dead and each H2H shows off who/what they were perfectly. No bad ones in this patch folks. Take the time to check 'em out if you like the Hollywood Palladium one from later this year - they don't disappoint. This one stands out for me with a super-tight and pressure-cooking jam leading to the out chorus.
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