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Not Fade Away
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

For a show that sometimes lacks a little energy in places, they end it with quite a bang. This outro is exceptionally good.
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Truckin'
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Slow star builds up huge head of steam and a slamin' jam. Ends funny, unsure whether >He's Gone or something else. Nice version, overlooked show.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Not too polished yet, but full of that new-song exhuberence. Great key work from Keith, and a funforall Reeeee-o Grand outro.
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Playin' In The Band
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

A thing of (overlooked) beauty. Tight, muscular and coherent. It never drags. A perfect '72 Playin' here.
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Crazy Fingers
Feb. 28, 1975
Bob Weir's Studio

You've never heard it like this: Rehearsal tape, listed as "Distorto". Track 2. An absolute treasure. Hard-freaking-core. No words, just rock.
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Comments

Jack Straw
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Jerry's precision fretwork all over around under and through Bobby's vocal sections make this one a favorite for me. Perfect guitar fillagree.
The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Wow. No like, "WOW", oh man. Mind blown, totally wow, man. Just wow.
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

Deeply inventive. The influence of Miles is there, along with a other "fusion" music of the time. So many places in this one, the Scarlet is just glorious in between. And yes, the outro is jump out of your chair hand-clappingly good.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Transition has some beautifully inventive rhythmic interplay between Jerry and Phil bridging the two songs nicely.
Truckin'
July 21, 1974
Hollywood Bowl

Kicks hard and doesn't disappoint. High energy at the top of a mind-melting 2nd set jam-a-thon.
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